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VOLUME CXIX
Pine trees cut for
Science Center
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1989
NUMBER 1
TANYA WEINSTEIN
ORIENT News Editor
Over 90 pine trees have disap-
peared from the Bowdoin campus
this year. These trees were cut down
this summer behind Cleveland Hall
to make way for a parking lot.
Last spring, ground was broken
for the proposed S27 million dollar
science center. Plans included ex-
panding the parking lot behind
Cleveland Hall to provide more
parking for faculty and other users
of the facility.
However, the decision to cut
down the pine trees sparked protest
by both students*and faculty. In the
spring Director of Theatre Ray Ru-
tan made the administration aware
that over 60 members of the faculty
had expressed concern with the
science facility as a whole. How-
ever, plans for breaking ground for
the science center went ahead on
schedule.
According to Greason, other
possibilities for parking had been
discussed earlier. Optionsdiscussed
included creating underground
parking, a parking garage, or ex-
panding the lot behind 85 Federal
Street. However, he said none of the
options seemed feasible.
The decision to remove the trees,
Greason stated, "was implicit in the
original planning... to bring the sci-
ences together means there must be
a large facility... and along with this
comes a need for a concentration of
parking."
Greason expressed concern that
(Continued on page 13)
Beta tries to go local
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
The issue of coeducation re-
mains a divisive one for Bow-
doin's fraternities. Beta Theta Pi
fraternity proves no exception.
After a year of internal struggle
and external pressure, Beta Theta
Pi seemingly reached a decision
concerning the issue of coeduca-
tional fraternities and whether
they should be open to both male
and female students. On June 3,
1989, the Board of Directors, or
House Corporation, agreed with
the undergraduate members Beta
should be coeducational and
should subsequently disassociate
itself from the national charter,
which prohibits women mem-
bers.
By becoming a 'local" frater-
nity, Beta had hoped to become
the first national fraternity to
resolve the conflict between co-
education and national regula-
tions. However, in the August 1 7
issue of the Brurtsunck Times Rec-
ord t two. prominent alumni pro-
tested the Board's decision to side
with the undergraduates and
nullified the results. Michael J.
Fiori, president of Beta Sigma (the
local chapter of the national
group), and Portland lawyer
Everett Giles, the two dissenters,
professed that despite the Board's
vote, "no final decision has been
made."
This reversal of the Board's
decision coupled with this sum-
mer's suspension of Beta's char-
ter at the national convention
placed the fraternity in a state of
forced limbo. This has caused
someconfusion concerning Beta's
present status. Said Dean of Stu-
dents Kenneth Lewallen, "At this
printing, Beta is officially still as-
sociated with the national chap-
ter."
Morgan Hall '88 , chairman of
the local executive committee,
explained, however, "right now
Beta is a local fraternity." Hall
was unable to comment upon
Fiori and Giles' claims of im-
proper House Corporation vot-
ing procedures because he has
not been able to discuss the mat-
ter with either of the two men.
The allegations of illegal vot-
ing procedures primarily con-
cerned the polling of alumni prior
to the vote and the inclusion of
women as voting members. In a
survey of 900 Beta alumni con-
(Continued on page 13)
INSIDE Friday, September 8, 1989
NEWS
SPORTS
Rescue highlights pre- Fall previews. Page 11.
orientation trip. Page 2.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Campus bands profiled. Page 9.
Justice Dept. investigates Bowdoin
DAWN VANCE
ORIENT News Editor
Bowdoin is one of about 20 col-
leges and universities presently
undergoing investigation at the
hands of the United States Justice
Department Antitrust Division.
In an invocation of the Sherman
Antitrust Act of 1890, the Justice
Department is investigating the
financial practices of up to 20 insti-
tutions including Harvard, Colby,
Bates, Amherst, Williams, Tufts,
Wesleyan and the University of
Chicago, as well as Bowdoin, to
determine whether they shared fi-
nancial information and agreed on
levels of tuition, fees, financial aid,
budgets and salaries. This would
amount to a form of price-fixing
which violates antitrust laws.
As many as thirteen of these insti-
tutions have publicly acknowledged
the receipt of Civil Investigative
Demands from the Justice Depart-
ment requesting documents con-
cerning tuition and fees, student aid,
budget and other financial matters.
The Antitrust Division, in its ef-
fort to verify illegal collusion among
these institutions when setting tui-
tion and determining how much
financial aid students should re-
ceive, demanded other information,
as well. This included expense ac-
counts, strategic planning docu-
ments, salaries, and travel vouchers
and telephone logs for employees
involved in setting tuition and fi-
nancial aid.
One financial practice seemingly
targeted by the Justice Department
as possible price-fixing is an annual
meeting of financial aid officers
from 23 East Coast institution? held
to determine the amount ot finan-
cial aid which should be offered to
candidates accepted at more than
one of these institutions. This prac-
tice, however, which dates back
more than 30 years, has not been
kept secret. It has been conducted
openly among these institutions and
is outlined in many of their cata-
logs, including Bowdoin's.
In its explication of its financial
(Continued on page 6)
Professor Beckwith dies at 68
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
Friends and colleagues of Robert
K. Beckwith, professor of music
emeritus, will gather for a memorial
service on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1989,
at 4 p.m. in the First Parish Church
in Brunswick. Beckwith died on Sat-
urday, Aug. 26 after a long illness.
He was 68.
Beckwith was a native of
Brooklyn, N.Y., and had been a
member of the faculty since 1953. In
1962, he was promoted from assis-
tant professor to associate profes-
sor, and in 1967 he was made a full
professor. He chaired the depart-
ment of music from 1964 to 1975,
1978 to 1981, and from 1985 until his
retirement in December 1986.
"I shall miss Bob as a friend and a
colleague," said Bowdoin President
A. LeRoy Greason, who will open
the memorial service. "We talked
through college problems with
candor and concern, for we shared a
deep affection for Bowdoin. As
teacher and as advocate, he brought
music to the College, to the town,
and to the state. We are all in his
debt."
"It was during his years as chair-
man," said Professor of Music Elli-
ott Schwartz, the current chairman,
"that music really blossomed here.
There were so many different kinds
of projects taking place.
"He was a very important force in
the expansion of the department: he
started to have an orchestra, he
expanded the male glee club into
two coed groups and expanded the
concert series from something small
to a major series, comparable to any
college," said Schwartz. Schwartz
continued, "It seems he was always
present when something good was
happening."
Professor of German Steven R.
Cerf taught seven opera classes with
Beckwith at Bowdoin, and described
him as "one of the most dynamic
teachers I have ever encountered.
He took not only the works, but the
students seriously."
The two taught together for the
final time last spring. "It was mov-
ing to watch him teach last year,"
(Continued on page 8)
Robert K. Beckwith
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 8, 1989
Rosenfield rescues pilot
SHARON HAYES
ORIENT Asst. News Editor
Every year the Bowdoin Outing
Club offers outdoor pre-orientation
trips for incoming students. These
are designed to make their transi-
tion into college life a little easier.
For Jonah Rosenfield '93 and the
other members of this year's "Bik-
ing #2" trip, however, a terrifying
planecrash forced them todeal with
much more than easing into Bow-
doin life.
On Friday, August 25, the mem-
Jonah Rosenfield '93 Photo by
Annalisa Schmorleitz
bersof "Biking #2", led by Suzanne
Silberman '92, Jessica MacKenzie
'92 and Tom Anderson '92, drove to
Deer Isle, in eastern Penobscot Bay,
to enjoy a grassy beach on the west-
ern shore of Lily Pond located on
the island.
At about 4 p.m. pilot John H. Reid
of Falmouth, MA. and passenger
Justin Cronin of Avon, MA. mo-
tored Reid's '75 Cessna 185amphib-
ian single engine float plane to the
eastern end of the pond to prepare
for lift off. Pointing the plane to-
ward the west, Reid headed down
the 3000' length of the pond toward
the beach wherethe Bowdoin group
and a few others were located.
Accord ing to group members, the
plane lifted off the water but came
quickly back down. Chip Leighton
'93 said, "There was a point in time
when it became apparent that it was
not going to make it — it was going
to hit the shore."
About 30' away from the shore
Reid veered the plane to his left and
crashed into a tree near the edge of
the pond.
Immediately after impact the
plane caught on fire. The passenger
fell out of the plane. Rosenfield said,
"The door opened, he fell out and
the door closed behind him."
"I remember thinking to myself,"
Rosenfield said, "that [the pilot 1 was
trapped in there." So he ran to the
plane.
Rosenfield stepped up on the
plane's pontoon and although he
doesn't remember quite how, he
managed to open the jammed door.
Rcachingintothesmoke-filled plane
he pulled Reid out.
Rosenfield said he accidently
dropped the pilot into the water,
which he later discovered was good
since Reid's leg and hand were on
fire.
Reid was carried away from the
plane which moments later became
engulfed with flames. On the shore
members of the group talked to the
pilot to try to calm him down. .
Silberman said, "I think everyone
in our group responded perfectly."
Anderson and Leighton had run
for an ambulance which arrived
shortly later. Cronin was taken to
the hospital where he was treated
and released. Reid was transferred
to the Maine Medical Center burn
unit.
Rosenfield said he phoned Reid
at the hospital last week where he
was waiting to have a skin graft.
Reid suffered from second degree
burns on his left leg and hand.
Concerning the incident, Carolyn
Russell '93 said the whole group
was frozen. "It seemed like it wasn't
even happening."
Russell said Rosenfield's act made
her "aware of how courageous
people who can do these things are."
Rosenfield himself said that al-
though knowledge of his action has
been "a great way to meet people"
he doesn't see his action as heroic.
"I just did it," he said.
"People react differently to dif-
ferent things, it's just how I reacted."
Asbestos stripped
P.J. LIBBY
ORIENT Staff
The Hawthorne-Longfellow Li-
brary has recently undergone reno-
vations to remove asbestos from
the second and third floors. Reno-
vations have especially centered
upon those areas frequented by
students and library staff.
' According to Head Librarian
Arthur Monke, when the library
was built in 1965, the builders, in
order "to create a sound absorbent
ceiling, used a sort of fluffy mate-
rial that asbestos fibers were used
to hold together." At that time, it
was legal to use asbestos in public
buildings.
About five years ago, when the
potential danger of cancer from
exposure to asbestos became
known, the college began to moni-
tor the air in the library for asbes-
tos particles. At no time, however,
did the level of asbestos fibers
exceed the standards set by the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
Over the last year, however,
some problems have arisen. Con-
densation was found on the ceil-
ings near the second and third floor
windows. The ceilings became
water-soaked, making it possible
for some asbestos fibers to become
dislodged and infiltrate the air.
Over the summer and into the
first few weeks of this semester
asbestos removers were brought
V^n by Physical Plant Director David
Barbour. The asbestos was re-
moved from all areas most acces-
sible to students and staff: mainly
the study areas on the second and
third floors.
"Most remaining spaces in
which asbestos is present are the
mechanical areas such as around
piping and in the boiler room,"
said Barbour. During thecourseof
these renovations theair was tested
regularly to ensure that there was,
and is, no danger to the students,
faculty and staff.
Monke is unsure of future plans
for removal. 'The hope," said
Monke, "is that it can remain as is
until such time as the library has to
have some major renovation
done."
According to Barbour, Physical
Plant has checked the library thor-
oughly and "there is no indication
of danger; no indication that any-
thing must be done right off, un-
less something changes that (they
are) not aware of."
"The long range plan for right
now is to wrap up the problems
with the rest of the campus, and
then in about three years, when
they plan to move the administra-
tion out of Hawthorne-Longfel-
low Hall, completely remove the
asbestos from the library," said
Barbour.
"However," he added, "we'll
continue to monitor it and, if at
any time the read ings change, then
we'll have to address it."
Senior entrepreneur runs 'alternative' music store
CATHY STANLEY
ORIENT Staff
Senior Brett Wickard has under-
taken what for most college stu-
dents would prove a unique ven-
ture. Not only does he manage, but
he also owns one of the only dis-
count and alternative music stores
in the Brunswick area. Inspiration
for Wickard 's store, Bull Moose
Music, came with the, closing of a
music shop in downtown Brun-
swick.
"When 'Entertainment Ware-
house' closed in March, 1 just
couldn't imagine a town of 40,000
without a rock or alternative music
shop," said Wickard. This sparked
his investigation^ the possibilities
of opening up his own store.
"Getting the space was difficult ."
Wickard admitted. "Part of the rea-
son that prices in Maine are so high
is because business space is hard to
come by."
Wickard finally found available
space at 14 Middle Street, located
off of Maine Street near 'Dunkin'
Donuts'.
According to Wickard, space was
not the only thing hard to come by
— money was, too.
'The initial investment was
540,000, and that's not an easy sum
to get hold of," he said. After some
searching, Wickard borrowed the
money from a shop in Indiana where
he formerly worked. He will be
paying the loan off for a while, but
at least had something with which
to get the project off the ground.
"Everything in the store is hand-
built," Wickard said. "I wanted to
have it be a locally owned, locally
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Friends, mostly Bowdoin stu-
dents, helped Wickard prepare the
store for its June 28th opening date.
Among those who contributed
their aid to the project Wickard
named Dave Nute '91, Dave Wilby
'91, Meredith Sumner '91, Chris
Brown '91, Marshall Carter '91,
Margaret Heron '91, John Dough-
erty '91, and Dave Bender '91.
"I really appreciate their help —
they were quite helpful," he said.
While Wickard and his friends are
attending classes, Ellen Teegarden,
a Brunswick resident, will be the
mainemployeeatBullMooseMusic.
"She's also been a great help,"
remarked Wickard. 'Things are
getting so busy that without her,
we'd be lost."
Wickard added that in addition
to his friends, "the local businesses
have been extremely supportive.
I've gained a lot of appreciation for
the local people. Basically we
wouldn't have had a chance if it had
not been for them. People have been
great idea centers and customers."
He added that he even gets a few
customers from the Portland area.
Bull MooseMusicsellseverything
but jazz and classical. The music is
available on compact discs, cas-
settes, and used records. Wickard
said, "1 can order jazz and classical,
if people want; basically, I can get
anything for anybody cheaper than
anybody else."
Cassette prices range from $4.50-
$7.99, and the price range of com-
pact discs is $8.99-$14.99 . An esti-
mated ninety percent of the store is
CD's and tapes, while the rest is
'used records.
Business has been good, accord-
ing to Wickard. "We sell about 15%
of our stock each week; at this rate,
we'll be turningover our stock every
one and-a-half months. That's great
for a new business. Already we've
had to increase our stock quite a bit
from when we started."
Bull Moose does not stop here.
One of Brett Wickard's longterm
goals is to open up a modest chain
of music stores. "I'd like to open
them up in college towns that need
them the most — that, and raise
small farm animals," he added with
a chuckle.
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^Condom controversy;
Brown responds
Over the course of the week
flyers endorsed by the "condom
committee" have appeared
around campus. These flyers
read: "Since Bowdoin has chosen
not to make protection readily
available to you, we will. It is the
goal of the condom committee to
have Bowdoin install condom ma-
chines in dormitory bathrooms as
other colleges have already done.
Don't we pay enough to be pro-
tected?"
In response to these flyers Assis-
tant Dean of Students Ana Brown
has cited the existence of four con-
dom machines previously installed
on campus. These machines are
located in laundry rooms in Brun-
swick Apartments (O Section), in
the basement of Appleton Hall, in
Coles Tower and in Maine Hall.
One machine remains to be in-
stalled once the ad ministration lo-
cates a private place accessible to
both sexes. Any one with sugges-
tions as to a possible location for
this fifth machine may contact Ana
Brown's office on the third floor of
Hawthorne-Longfellow Hall.
Friday, September 8, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
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Dining service updates facilities
JULIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Contributor
Anyone who has recently eaten
at Wentworth Hall or the Moulton
Union will have recognized changes
in the dining facilities. Dining Serv-
ice has made a number of changes
in the hope of alleviating overcrowd-
ing problems of the past.
According to Assistant Director
of Dining Service Mary Lou Ken-
nedy, Dining Service has installed
an upgraded system for computer
board checking in both Wentworth
and the Union. The new digital VAX
system was added to speed up lines
by making information more read-
ily available to the checkers.
A new register line and traffic
pattern has also been established in
the Union. The new "scatter" sys-
tem is designed to help ease conges-
tion in the serving area and funnel
people smoothly into the dining
area. Kennedy said the new line
was needed to relieve the over-
crowding that resulted from last
year's addition of a deli line and an
improved bag lunch program.
The traffic has been re-routed so
that students enter through the glass
doors and proceed to get their meal.
They then go through one of the
register lines and enter the dining
room . I f a d i ner need s to re-enter t he
service area, he or she must exit the
dining room and go in through the
glass doors again. Kennedy said it
may take some getting used to, but
will hopefully reduce congestion in
the small area.
Kennedy also commented on the
rising board costs. She said one of
the reasons board costs rose this
year was that last year's food cost
reports for the Moulton Union and
Wentworth Hall were much higher
than anticipated. Kennedy ex-
plained much of the unexpected cost
was due to people not paying for
food, either at the register or through
a board plan.
Dining Service figures the price
for board based on historical costs
of labor, food and overhead. "We
are looking seriously at what we're
doing and how we're doing it so we
don't have to pass these costs on to
the students," Kennedy said.
Dining Service has battled the
problem of overcrowding in sev-
eral ways this year. As there is no
fall semester rush, all freshmen will
be eating in campus cafeterias.
Consequently, great numbers of
people have been flocking to the
dining halls. Daggett Lounge has
been opened again this year to try to
handle the overflow of students in
Wentworth.
Kennedy also said Dining Serv-
ice is looking seriously into the pos-
sibility of dining room expansion to
accommodate more people.
Kennedy expressed her desire to
receive student input on how to
improve student meals through the
Student Advisory Committee.
She said several proposals are
going to be considered, such as
partial board plans and snacks. "We
are considering next year incorpo-
rating a declining balance system
— like a credit card — for in-be-
tween meal use at the Moulton
Union." Students would payafeeat
the beginning of the semester and
the cost of the snack would be sub-
tracted from that balance.
Two pinball machines caused enough of an uproar to warrant their removal.
Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz
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Machines cause uproar
Several pinball machines deliv-
ered to the campus tKis fall have
caused outrage among many mem-
bers of the Bowdoin community.
. The Bowdoin Women's Associa-
tion, some students and faculty
members voiced their opinions last
week against two pinball machines
located in the Moulton Union game
room. The machines, they felt,
showed a derogatory depiction of
women.
The two machines, "Hard Bod-
ies" and "Rock", were delivered to
the game room on August 28. Harry
Warren, director of car«{e/ _ services
and the Moulton Union, said that
the machines were sent by All. Sea-
sons Services, Inc., of Auburn, Me
\ Warren said the company deliv-
ers "whatever machines they have
on hand." The staff at the Union, he
said, does not review a catalogue.
"As soon as we heard there was
objection, we took steps to have
them removed," Warren said.
Both machines were replaced
yesterday.
Dorms receive facelift Capital campaign reaches its conclusion
Renovations done to campus residences
LYNN WARNER
ORIENT Contributor
In past years, no two walls in
Hyde Hall looked alike. Students
painted graffiti, caricatures, or col-
orful designs upon their walls. But
as of this fall, walking into a room in
Hyde is just like entering one in
Coleman, Appleton, or any other
residence hall on campus.
Each summer the residence halls
undergo some type of renovation.
The hallways in Hyde were sched-
uled for re-carpeting and re-paint-
ing this summer. However, last
spring the Residential Life Com-
mittde suggested to Dean of Stu-
dents Ana Brown that the room
walls of Hyde be painted as well.
The committee, comprised of
proctors and students from each
floor, reported to Brown that a
majority of Hyde residents "felt they
didn't have the time to paint their
rooms when they got here and
would rather have them painted
well for once." Consequently, the
administration and physical plant
changed the plans for Hyde and
gave the rooms a new paint job.
Dave Barbour, director of Physi-
cal Plant, said the hallways in Hyde
had always been painted, but they
"had left the rooms for the students
to decorate." Barbour said once the
decision wasmadetoadd the rooms
to the painting roster, the money
allocated for Moore Hall was shifted
to Hyde.
In addition to the new paint
adorning the walls of Hyde Hall,
new carpeting lies on the hallway
floors. Although new furniture was
not purchased this year, improved
furniture from other dorms replaced
the decrepit couches and chairs.
Barbour said "soon down the road
we will put new furnishings into
Hyde."
Hyde Hall was not the only dor-
mitory that underwent renovation
this summer. All of the residence
halls received some sort of atten-
tion. "Winthrop, Maine, and Ap-
pleton all have new furniture,"
Barbour explained.
The apartments at 10 Cleveland
Street also received all new furnish-
ings. Although the bulk of Cole-
man's furnishings were retained
because of their good condition, the
bad couches were replaced with new
ones. Barbour added that the last
twelve Brunswick Apartments were
also renovated.
He designated Mayflower Apart-
ments as part of the next big project,
along with Hyde and Moore. The
rooms in Coles Tower were for the
most part bypassed as they were
completely refurbished during the
summer of 1988.
Barbour expressed his belief that
the "living conditions are excellent
at Bowdoin. Students are taking
better care of the facilities. This al-
lows us to be on a five year cycle of
painting and we are just now catch-
ing up on the furnishings."
Two recent donations have
brought Bowdoin's five-year capi-
tal campaign to its S56 million goal,
seven months ahead of schedule.
On June 3 the Campaign for
Bowdoin stood at $56,098,000. The
campaign ends in December.
A gift of $500,000 from the Mar-
garet Millikcn Hatch Charitable
Trust will support the construction
of the library wing of the College's
new science center. The gift aug-
ments June 1988 donation of nearly
S2 million for the $7 million library
and associated aspects of the sci-
ence center.
President A. LeRoy Greason
announced theadditionalgiftatthe
groundbreaking ceremonies for the
library wing June 3.
Another major gift was an-
nounced by Overseer William H.
Hazen '52, the national chair of the
campaign, at the Alumni Associa-
tion luncheon the same day.
A SI .5 bequest from the estate of
Doris Pike White, who received an
honorary degree from Bowdoin in
I960, will establish the Ashmead
White Chair for the Director of
Athletics, the Doris Pike White Li-
brary Book Endowment Fund, and
the Ashmead and Doris Pike White
Fund for educational purposes.
The Campaign for Bowdoin, the
College's largest fund-raising effort
ever, has received support for 13
new faculty positions, $15 million
for student scholarships, anS* capi-
tal improvements to laboratories,
the library, the dormitories, and the
Chapel. The library was expanded
in 1984, and the Farley Field House
and a new swimming pool opened
in fall 1987'.
'The success of the Campaign
for Bowdoinrcflccts the generosity
of 4,000 donors, several hundred
volunteers, and many valued
members of the Bowdoin commu-
nity," said Ha/en.
"Our success thus tar will un-
doubtedly help us to substantially
exceed theoriginal $56 million goal,"
he added.
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Holt, Ward awarded Fulbrights
Associate Professor of religion
John C.Holt and Professor of mathe-
matics James E. Ward have each been
awarded Fulbright grants to pursue
their respective academic interests.
Holt will teach graduate studies
in comparative religion at the Uni-
versity of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka
for the 1989-90 academic year, while
Ward will lecture at the National
University of Lesotho.
In 1982 Holt established the Inter-
collegiate Sri Lanka Educational
(ISLE) Program, an academic ex-
change program-for students and
faculty at Bowdoin, Bates, Carleton,
Swarthmore, and Hobart and Wil-
liam Smith Colleges in cooperation
.with the University of Peradeniya.
While in Sri Lanka between 1983
and 1985, he directed the ISLE Pro-
gram and conducted research un-
der a fellowship from the National
Endowment for the Humanities. His
research, which focused on the
dynamics of religious change in
traditionalcultures,willbeincluded
in his third book, "BUddha in the
Crown: Avalokitesvara inTradition-
ally Buddhist Sri Lanka," to be
published by Oxford University
Press early next year.
In addition to teaching graduate
courses on theoretical approaches
to the study of religion. Holt in-
tends to conduct research on the
changing character of Buddhist
monasticism in modern Sri Lanka
and to makeaseriesof ethnographic
videos for classroom use at Bow-
doin. For the firstfour months of his
stay, he will also direct the under-
graduate studies of 14 American
students from the ISLE colleges,
including Bowdoin.
A native of San Francisco, Holtis
a grduate of Gustavus Adolphus
College and earned his master's
degree at the Graduate Theological
Union and his doctorate at the Uni-
versity of Chicago. He joined the
Bowdoin faculty in 1978.
Ward joined the Bowdoin faculty
in 1968 and recently completed a
second term as chair of the depart-
ment of mathematics. He is the co-
author of Bowdoin's innovative self-
paced calculus program. In addi-
tion to calculus, he teaches courses
in linear and advanced algebra,
subjects in which he will lecture in
Lesotho. Ward wasa memberof the
board of governors of the Mathe-
matical Association of America from
1985 to 1988.
While he is in south Africa, Ward
plans to visit the black students
Bowdoin is sponsoring at integrated
universities in Austerville and
Capetown. Lesotho is a landlocked
country in the east central part of
the Republic of South Africa. The
country, formerly known as Basuto-
land, gained independence from
Great Britain in 1966. Education
plays a key role in Lesotho's plans
for economic and social develop-
ment, and projects are under way in
agricultural and technical educa-
tion. The National University of
Lesotho, formerly shared by
Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
in their respective countries, was
nationalized in 1975.
A nativeof Greenville, S.C., Ward
is a graduate of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity and earned his master's and
doctoral degrees at the University
of Virginia.'
Ward and Holt are two of ap-
proximately 1 ,500 U.S. grantees who
will travel abroad for the coming
academic year under the Fulbright
Program. Established in 1946 un-
der congressional legislation intro-
duced by former Senator J. William
Fulbright of Arkansas, the program
is designed "to increase mutual
understanding between the people
of the United States and the people
of other countries."
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year's activities. Photo by Annalisa Schmofleitz.
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Greason recalls his
college years in speech
In his final convocation speech
as President of Bowdoin College,
A. LeRoy Greason urged students
to spend less time worrying about
grades and direction, and more
time interacting with ideas, ques-
tioning values, and "experiencing"
college. Greason made his remarks
when he opened the College's
188th academic year Wednesday,
August 30.
"I, for one, should feel sorry if
you were to graduate from Bow-
doin without ever having gone to
college. It's possible," Greason
warned in his Convocation ad-
d rcss to students and faculty at the
First Parish Church in Brunswick.
Greason recounted his own ex-
perience in college, saying he was
very conscious that his parents
were sacrificing to pay his tuition.
Greason recalled that he worked
hard and never went to an exam
unprepared, but he noted that
good grades alone are not enough .
"I was too earnest," said Greason.
"I was, to use the awful idiom of
today, too 'result oriented.' But I
don't think I had the right result in
mind. True, I was going to college,
but I was going to my parents'
understanding of college, a place
where you do what you are told to
do, where you learn what you are
told to learn, and where, if suc-
cessful, you get good grades. That's
not entirely wrong, but it's not
college."
Instead, Greason encouraged
students to use their time at Bow-
doin to move beyond the tradi-
tional definition of college. "You' re
supposed to pass through Bow-
doin interacting with ideas, ideas
bigger than you ever thought of,
questioning values, values you've
always lived with uncritically,
reading books that will take you
far beyond yourselves, writingand
saying things that are as new to
you as tomorrow. That's going to
college," he stated.
Greason also encouraged stu-
dents to take advantage of the
guidance offered by the Bowdoin
faculty. Paraphrasing from the mo-
rality play Everyman, Greason told
students that the teachers at Bow-
doin, "...are here to 'be thy guide
in thy most need' in the journey
that carries you to the center of this
college." Greason noted that it was
his teachers who helped him dis-
cover college. 'The grades took
care of themselves," he recalled.
"Whatever I did later with my
discoveries — business, law, teach-
ing — could wait. The discoveries
were all grist for the mill, what-
ever the mill should turn out to
be."
Greason will retire as president
attheend of next June, after thirty-
eight years of serving the College
as teacher, as dean, and as presi-
dent. Greason closed his finally
Convocation address with the
hope that students take full ad-
vantage of their years at Bowdoin.
"My wish this afternoon for you is
for a very exciting journey, diffi-
cult at times, even upsetting; ef-
fortless at times, even exhilarat-
ing; but always moving you be-
yond yourselves, liberating you
from yourselves. Tomorrow the
journey begins!"
Hood named to RR. position
Director of Public Relations and
Publications Richard A. Mersereau
announced last month the appoint-
ment of Scott W. Hood as news
director.
Hood will be responsible for
developing and executing a com-
prehensive news and information
program, coordinating external
communications with the news
media. He will work with other
membersoftheadministrativestaff,
faculty, and students to promote
and publicize Bowdoin's programs
and policies.
"Scott's experience in journalism
and public affairs will be an invalu-
able asset in helping Bowdoin to
strengthen its reputation as one of
the nation's finest liberal arts col-
leges and as a source of respected
opinion," Mersereau commented.
Hood has been the news director
for the Maine Public Broadcasting
Network since 1 987, and has served
as producer and co-host of "Maine
Things Considered," MPBN's
award-winning evening news pro-
gram. Before he joined the MPBN
staff asa reporter in 1 985, he worked
for two years as the news director at
WJTO-AM/WIGY-FM in Bath. Be-
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public affairs representative for
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About the Class of 1993...
Statistics supplied by the Admissions Office.
Women
Class of 1993
B men
□ women
Class ofl 993
Class of 1992
F3 Class of 1 993
■ Class of 1 992
Men
Total Applications
Admitted
Early Decision
Matriculated
300
3,470
826
154
393
60.3%
Minority Groups as Percentage of Class
Blacks
Asians
Hispanics
Total
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Bowdoin under investigation
(Continued from page l)
policy, Bowdoin's catalog alludes
tothis meeting, stating, "After Bow-
doin has selected its aid recipients,
but before notifications are mailed,
the College consults with other east-
ern private col leges for the sole pur-
pose of exchanging information on
'overlapping' candidates."
The catalog goes on to explain,
"Awards may differ because each
college makes itsown financial need
determination, but since thecolleges
are using the same basic need for-
mula and the same famHy financial
data, aid will normally only vary by
the difference in the cost of atten-
dance at such colleges as Amherst,
Barnard, Bowdoin, Brown, Bryn
Ma wr, Colby, Dartmouth, Harvard,
Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, Rad-
cliffe. Trinity, Tufts, Vassar, Welle-
sley, Wesleyan, Williams and Yale."
The 23 participating institutions,
which include eight Ivy Leagues
and 15 private colleges and univer-
sities, defend it on the grounds that
it is the only way to prevent un-
seemly bidding wars for best tal-
ents and lets students choose their
colleges on the basis of academics.
Although an article entitled "Do
Colleges Colludeon Financial Aid?"
written by Gary Putka in the May 2,
1 989, issue of the Wall Street Journal
may have sparked the Justice De-
partment's investigation, none of
the institutions involved are specu-
lating as to how the investigation
started or why it is happening.
Bowdoin Director of Public Rela-
tions and Publications Richard
Mersereau explained the college
was not sure what prompted the
investigation but acknowledged
that Bowdoin had indeed received
a Civil Investigative Demand (CID)
on about August 1 . As to Bowdoin's
position in the investigation, Mers-
ereau said, "Our role now is to
understand what they're asking for
and to cooperate.... We are comply-
ing as best as we possibly can."
The Justice Department set Au-
gust 18 as the date whereby the
institutions served with CI D's must
have submitted the requested ma-
terials to Washington in order to
render themselves in compliance
with its demands. These materials,
Mersereau explained, included any
documents relating to the setting of
tuition, determination of faculty
salaries and awarding of financial
aid.
Although Mersereau said "the
college is still in the process of
complying" with thejustice Depart-
ment'sdemands, he pointed out the
college is cooperating fully and that
Dean of Planning and Administra-
tion Thomas Hochstettler "has
worked out an agreement whereby
the documents could be sent on a
timetable of weeks... it takes time to
identify and track down documents
but we are sending documents in as
soon a time as possible."
$25,000 grant for physics prof.
Visiting Assistant Professor of
Physics George M. Schmiedeshoff
has been awarded a 525,000 Cottrcll
College Science Grant from the
Research Corporation for his work
with superconductors, materials
which lose all resistance to the flow
of electricity.
Schmiedeshoff investigates the
magnetic properties of so-called
"heavy fermion" superconductors,
whose electrons behave as if they
weighed several hundred times
more than they normally do. This
unusual behavior results in a large
magnetization, Schmiedeshoff says.
"Since magnetism usually de-
stroys superconductivity, it was
very surprising to discover that
several of these systems do become
superconductors at temperatures
about one degree above absolute
zero (about minus ' 460 degrees
Fahrenheit)," he says.
Superconductivity can be de-
stroyed by increasing the tempera-
ture or- by applying a sufficiently
large magnetic field. In either case,
says Schmiedeshoff, there is a well-
defined boundary between super-
conducting and "normal" behav-
ior.
"My students and I will be map-
ping out these boundaries, in search
of clues to the origin and character
of the superconducting state."
Schmiedeshoff and his students
will use Bowdoin's new high-field
superconducting magnet, as well as
the Francis Bitter National Magnet
Laboratory at the Massachusetts
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highest, constant magnetic fields in
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also study the newer high-tempera-
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A member of the faculty since
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Mersereau continued, "Our deal-
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are cordial. We're in the spirit of
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Mersereau declined comment on
all areas of the investigation other
than those dealing with the already
public financial aid information,
saying, 'The college is not inter-
ested in commenting upon any part
of the investigation as far as tuition
and the setting of faculty salaries,
but it would be happy to provide
factual information with regard to
financial aid policies and practices."
He acknowledged the college is in
touch with legal counsel experts on
antitrust and explained, "Our posi-
tion is that there's nothing to be
gained.... We're in the middle of
cooperating and sending them
documents.
"There's no point to be served by
talking about those other aspects at
this time," he said.
Mersereau also refused to specu-
late upon the course of action the
Justice Department might take,
explaining, "It would be inappro-
priate to speculate. We do not want
to speculate on the future. Our atti-
tude is let's cooperate and see what
happens'."
Mersereau concluded, "It's an
"investigation at this stage. One
hopes it ends when we send down
the truckload of documents, but who
knows."
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 8, 1989
Robert K. Beckwith dies
(Continued from page 1)
saidCerf. "Hecamealive.Itshowed
how teaching was his life."
Beckwith graduated with a de-
gree in chemical engineering from
Lehigh University in 1943, but later
studied at the Tanglcwood School
of Music in Lenox, Mass, the Juil-
liard School of Music in New York,
and the Manhattan School of Music.
He was a member of the faculty of
Marymount College in Tarrytown,
N.Y. and Amherst College prior to
joining the music department at
Bowdoin.
Under Beckwith's direction, the
music department at Bowdoin won
many awards, developed a music
library, added instruction in applied
music, expanded its public concert
series, added to its instrument col-
lection, and established the Bow-
doin College Music Press.
Beckwith was a founder and di-
rector of the Bowdoin Summer
Music School and Festival, which
began in 1964. Current director of
the program, Lewis Kaplan, will be
performing along with Schwartz in
Tuesday's memorial.
Beckwith also directed the Bow-
doin Glee Quo and the Bowdoin
Chapel Choir, and was one of the
first professors to offer senior semi-
nars when the College's senior cen-
ter program began in 1964.
In addition, Beckwith was ex-
tremely active musically off cam-
pus. He was a director of Opera
New England of Maine, Inc., served
on the music advisory panel of the
Maine StateCommission on the Arts
and Humanities, and as president
and a director of the Coastal Thea-
ter Workshop.
He wa s a member o f t he A ssocia -
Hon of Choral Conductors, the
Council of College Music Society,
and the Lehigh University Visiting
Committee on the Fine Arts.
When Beckwith retired in 1986,
he was replaced by current Assis-
tant Professor of Music James
McCalla. "Bob made me feel very
welcome," said McCalla, "and he
encouraged me to bra nch out a nd to
hold myself to thehighest standards.
I had not performed publicly for
over 10 years, and would not have
had he not encouraged me." Mc-
Calla will perform a Ravel piece for
two pianos with Matthew
I wanowicz '86 at the memorial serv-
ice.
Also performing at the service
will be Kurt Ollmann 77 and the
Bowdoin College Chamber Choir,
under the direction of Linda Blan-
chard. Schwartz said most of the
groups or works performed at the
service will be "symbolically im-
portant." Helen L. Cafferty, assis-
tant dean of the faculty and associ-
ate professor of German, William B.
Whiteside, Frank Munsey Profes-
sor of history; and Cerf will also
participate.
In 1986, a fund was established to
provide endowment for a chair of
music in Beckwith's name at Bow-
doin. Donations may be made to
that chair in care of Bowdoin Col-
lege, Brunswick, Maine 04011.
3 promoted to full professor
Three members of the faculty
have been promoted to the rank of
full professor, Dean of the Faculty
Alfred H. Fuchs announced.
Thethreeare William H. Barker,
associate professor of mathemat-
ics; Helen L. Cafferty, associate pro-
fessor of German; and Joanne Feit
Diehl, associate professor of Eng-
lish.
Barker's primary research inter-
est is semisimple Lie groups, an
advanced topic in mathematics.
Orieoftheco-authorsofBowdoin's
self-paced calculus program, he
was featured in Ken Macrorie's
1984 'Twenty Teachers," a book
about outstandingeducatorsin the
United States.
Barker joined the Bowdoin fac-
ulty in 1975 as an assistant profes-
sor and was promoted to associate
professor in 1981. A native of
Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a graduate of
Harpur College of the State Uni-
versity of New York and earned
his doctorate at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Cafferty is an expert in East Gcr-
man literature and culture,
women's literature, and 19th- and
20th-century German literature
She has published many articles
and reviews in literary journals.
Cafferty joined thefacultyin 1972
as an instructor in German, and
was appointed assistant professor
in 1976 and associate professor in
1982. She was named assistant dean
of the faculty in 1986. A native of
Waynesburg, Pa., she earned her
bachelor'sdcgrecat BowlingGrcen
State University, her master's de-
gree at Syracuse University, and
her doctorate at the University of
Michigan.
Diehl's academic focus js
women's poetry, in particular the
works of Emily Dickinson.
Diehl joined the faculty in 1988
as an associate professor of Eng-
lish. She is a graduate of Mount
Holyoke College and earned her
doctorate at Yale University.
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Friday, September 8, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 9
Arts & Entertainment
Camp
us bands
reach musical peak
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NICK SCHNEIDER
ORIENT Contributor
Party-goers at last Saturday
night'saffairat Delta Sig were lucky
enough to see all three working
campus bands under one roof at
one time. All three bands were in
fine form and everyone got an ear-
ful. Not only were they treated to
an aural sensation not to be sur-
passed in this hemisphere, but there
was dancing, too.
At about ten the music got under
way with a new duo, "The Tim and
Kevin Band." Tim Armstrong '90
played guitar, accompanied by
Kevin Johannen '91 on the banjo
and fiddle. Performing mostly Irish
and traditional songs, the band
started the evening off right with
some of the most raucous rendi-
tions of cry-in-your-beer Irish drink-
ing songs you'll hear west of Dub-
lin. Their rendition of their own
"Bertha Sue" seemed the biggest
popular favorite. A unique band on
campus, they aren't to be missed.
Next on the bill were a band
known to almost all socialites on
canypus, "Chicken Bucket." Intro-
ducing themselves only as Barrys
Manilow, Gibb, Goldwater and
McGuire, the band, in their own
words, "caused a racket." Their
nominal front-man, sometime lead
singer and stage-stud (McGuire) is
a wiry, 5'5 music major. His ap-
pearance onstage in (borrowed)
spandex and a leather flight helmet
made the performance all the more
compelling. Backed by some solid
guitar from Goldwater and Ma-
nilow and a beat supplied by Gibb
the band's short, sweet set included
War's "Low Rider," The Vapor's
'Turning Japanese," and Curved
Air's "Backstreet Luv," along with
original compositions by the band.
A performance by the Bucket is
rumored set for the near future. Miss
this at your own peril.
Topping the bill were the Delta
Sig house band. Another old famil-
iar, "The Missing Hittites" are re-
turning for the fourth straight year
(now with their original drummer,
Arly Hedrick Allen '90). Led by a
grinning, 6 foot 3 inch mohawker
named Tim Armstrong, the band
includes bassist Christian Myers '90
and Guitarists Megan Rush '91 and
Al Macintyre '90. Saturday night
Armstrong unveiled his mystery
instrument, an accordion which he
then played with great abandon.
Their show had covers, including
the crowd pleaser, "Sweet Home
Alabama" and the ubiquitous origi-
nal songs, "No More Ties," and "My
Baby Don't Drink Milk."
Also on campus but not at Delta
Sig Saturday night is Gabe Dorman
'91 . Dorman, half the long-running
"John and Gabe (and later Berto),"
plays folk and some blues with
guitar and voice. He performed on
the quad Sunday.
In this year of the Rolling Stones
and The Who, look also for a reun-
ion of 'Thejoshua Trio." A U2 cover
band, they broke up last year after
one of the members graduated.
There are, however, rumors in the
mill of a show sometime this semes-
ter. Cheers!
Students were warmed by good weather and good music last Sunday on the quad at the Student Organiza-
tion Fair. Pictured above are (clockwise) performers Gabe Dorman '91, "Chicken Bucket" and "The Tim
and Kevin Band." Photos by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Avant garde violinist performs
Violinist Sandra Goldberg and
Professor of Music Elliott Schwartz
will present an Avant Garde Violin
Recital this Wednesday in Daggett
Lounge at 3:15 p.m.
Goldberg has been heard as a so-
loist and chamber musician in the
United States, Canada, Austria,
France, Norway, and Switzerland,
as well as in renowned festivals such
astheGrandTetonand Aspen Musk
Festivals. She has been featured on
radio broadcasts in the United Stats
r
and Noway, and on Swiss televi-
sion.
Goldberg gave her Carnegie Re-
cital hall debut as first violinist of
the Orion String Quartet, 1982 win-
ners of the New York Artists Inter-
national Competition. Her perform-
ance of the Bartok Violin Concerton
won high acclaim from Chicago
critics.
Goldberg holds degrees from the
Peabody Conservatory and the
Eastman School of Music, where
she studied with Berl Senofsky and
Donald Weilerstein. Other teachers
have included Syoko Aki Erie and
karen Tuttle. She has also performed
in the master classes of Nathan
Milstein and Szymon Goldberg.
Formerly concertmaster and so-
loist of the Orchestra of New Eng-
land and principal second violin of
the New Haven Symphony Orches-
tra, she has been third solo violin of
the Zurcher Kammerorchester since
1985.
Pandas take revenge
Stormy Monday
Friday. September 8. 7:30
and 10 p.m. Smith Audito-
rium
A sultry 1988 film noir
starring Melanie Griffith
and Sting. It's the story of
young lovers caught up in
a vicious American busi-
nessman's plot to destroy a
local club owner.
Blood Simple
Saturday. September 9. 7:30
and 10 p.m. Smith Audito-
rium ^
A chilling, incredibly sus-
penseful and well-plotted
mystery about a series of
unexplained murders. Cre-
ated and directed by the
team who made 'Raising
Arizona.'
Babette's Feast
Wednesday. September 13
3:30 and 8 p.m. Kresge
Auditorium
A 1987 Danish film about
two sisters leading puritan
lives on the barren seacoast
of Denmark who discover a
new world of passion and
sensuality through an
encounter with a culinary
wizard.
All shows are free.
EMILY IAROCCI
ORIENT Staff
The Masque and Gown, Bow-
doin's theatre company, makes its
1989-1990 debut with three perform-
ances of 'The Revenge of the Space
Pandas,, or Binky Rudich and the
Two Speed Clock," by David
Mamet.
Dave Callan '91 directs the all-
upperclassperson cast which con-
sists of Christa Torrens '91, Aimee
Bingler, Will Coombs, Joanna Dunn,
Tricia Ernst, Terri Kane, Rob Lauch-
lan, Eva Nagorski, Caroline Nastro,
David Potischman, Brendan Rielly,
Erik Rogstad, Kathy Rohner, and
Chris Theisen, all '92.
Callan and cast describe the play's
plot as, "A sprightly, wild and liter-
ally woolv depiction of children at
play."
Chris Theisen sees it as, "an es-
cape-adventure, Tand of the Lost'-
esque story." Erik Rogstad, portray-
ing Bob the Talking Sheep, claims
his character, among others, goes
through "a lot of species growth."
To see this "species growth"
among other things, check out one
of the performances, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday September 1 4-
16. Thursday's presentation is re-
served exclusively for first-year
students, but all classes may attend
the Friday and Saturday shows.
All performances take place at
8:00 p.m. in the George H. Quinby
Playwright's Theater downstairs in
Pickard Theater (Memorial Hall.)
Cornell exhibits in U.S.S.R.
Professor of Art Thomas Cor-
nell has been selected to participate
in an exhibition of contemporary
artists in the Soviet Union. The
exhibition is titled "Painting Beyond
the Death of Painting." It opens at
the Kuznetsky Mpst exhibition'hall
in Moscow on September 14, and is
intended to represent the state of
American art.
Cornell is one of approximately
25 artists selected by author and art
critic Donald Kuspit to participate
in the Moscow-exhibition.
Two large figurative paintings
by Cornell will be included in the
exhibition. They include "Bathers
IV" (1987-88), and "Gaea" (1988).
Cornell and his wife, Christa,
will attend the opening reception
for the exhibition as guests of the
U.S.S.R. Artists Union. The Honor-
ary Committee formed in connec-
tion with the exhibition includes
Raisa Gorbachev, wife of Soviet
President Mikhail Gorbachev, and
Mrs. Nicholas Brady, wife of the
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States.
Page 10
The Bowdoesj Orient
Friday, September 8, 1989
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: The Imag-
inus Poster Sale, sponsored by
the Moulton Union Bookstore,
takes place in Lancaster Lounge ,
MU.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: The Mu-
seum of Art offers their annual
poster sale in Walker Art Building .
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Museum
of Art poster sale continues in
Walker Art Building.
9:30 p.m.: Boston reggae band
the l-Tones perform near the Polar
Bear. The performance will be
held in Main Lounge, MU in case
of rain.
«
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
4:00 p.m.: A memorial remem-
brance for Robert K. Beckwith.
professor emeritus of music , who
died on August 26 will take place
in the First Parish Church. Tributes
will be given by faculty mem-
bers, and music will be per-
formed.
4:00 p.m.: The Jung Seminar, m A
Walk on the Wild Side." a dream
by Dorothy Barstow will take
place in the Faculty Room, Mas-
sachusetts Hall.
7:00 p.m.: The Presidential Search
Committee will hold an open
meeting in Daggett Lounge.
Wentworth Hall to update the
College community on its work
and to hear views concerning
the future of Bowdoin and quali-
ties desired in the next president.
8:00 p.m.: "From Eiders to Ideas:
The Bowdoin Scientific Station,
Kent Island, 1935-1989.' a slide
lecture delivered by Nathaniel T.
Wheelwright, assistant professor
of biology and director of the
station, will highlight the facility's
history and the research con-
ducted there. The lecture will take
place in Kresge Auditorium,
V.A.C. It is open to the public free
of charge.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
1:00 p.m.: Gallery talk. "Bow-
doin 's Outdoor Gallery: A Walk-
ing Tour of the Quad." by Patri-
cia McGraw Anderson, instruc-
tor of art. University of Maine,
and author. The Architecture of
Bowdoin College. Presented with
support from the Maine Arts
Commission. Meet in front of
Walker Art Building.
3:15 p.m.: Sandra Goldberg,
violinist, and Elliott Schwartz,
pianist and professor of music
present an Avant Garde Violin
Recital in Daggett Lounge.
Wentworth Hall. Works by com-
posers Tom Johnson, Morton
Feldmah. Joan Tower and Cor-
nelius Cardew will be performed .
7:00 p.m.: As part of the Gender
and German Film Series. 7he All-
Round Reduced Personality:
Redupers Helke Sander (1977)w\\\
be shown in Smith Auditorium,
Sills Hall. (German with English
subtitles.)
Lars Vegas: Portland's newest
band plays tonight downstairs at
Kubz in Portland. Call 773-8187
for more information.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
7:00 p.m.: The Italian Film Series
presents Paisa, a film directed by
R. Rossellini in 1 946. Sponsored by
the Department of Romance
Languages. (Italian with English
subtitles.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reservations for the first Bowdoin
Business Breakfast on Tuesday,
September 19 at 7:30 a.m. in
Daggett Lounge, Wentworth Hall
must be made no later than Fri-
day. September 15. Call 725-
3437. Duane "Buzz" Fitzgerald,
president and chief operating
officer of Bath Iron Works will be
speaking.
The Dead Milkmen will be per-
forming at Zootz in Portland on
Sunday. September 24. Call 773-
81 87 for ticket information.
EXHIBITIONS
Janto's "Power of Myth": Original
artworks preparea by New Yprk
artist Hrana Janto for the PBS
series "The Power of Myth" will be
on display at Hawthorne- Long-
fellow Library through Nov. 28.
The exhibit is free to the public.
Hours: Mon. - Sat.. 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Realism exhibition: An exhibition
of twelve paintings by Carol
Pylant is on display in the John A.
and Helen P. Becker gallery of
the Bowdoin College Museum of
Art through October 1 . Pylant is a
realist painter whose images are
a contemplative record of the
people, relationships, and places
in her life.
Marvel Wynn Paintings: An exhi-
bition of paintings by Marvel
Wynn of Yarmouth are on dis-
play through October in Lancas-
ter Lounge in Moulton Union. The
public is welcome at no charge .
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Hours:
Tuesday- Friday, 10:00 a.m.- 4.00
p.m.; Saturday, 10:00a.m. to 5:00
p.m.; Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. Closed Mondays and na-
tional holidays.
\
"La Promessa" is included among the 12 paintings in Carol Pylant's realism exhibition at the Museum of
Art through October 1.
Award-winning Pylant displays realism
An exhibition of twelve paint-
ings by Carol Pylant is on display in
the John A. and Helen P. Becker
gallery of the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art through October 1 .
Carol Pylant is a realist painter
whose images are a contemplative
record of the people, relationships,
and places in her life. Pylant's paint-
ings frequently include writers,
composers, painters, and often the
artist herself, reflecting a fascina-
tion with the creative spirit.
Pylant currently teaches at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Since 1981, her works have been
displayed in group shows in New
York, Chicago, Boston, Florida,
Germany, and France, among oth-
ers, and in one-person exhibitions
in Detroit, Boston, and Bellagio,
Italy. She is the recipient of numer-
ous awards, including a National
Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts
Fellowship, Residency Awards from
the Rockefeller Foundation in Italy,
the Karolyi Foundation in Vence,
France; and the Fromberg Artists'
Center in Schwandorf, Germany.
The Bowdoin exhibition was
organized by Mark Wethli, associ-
ate professor of art and director of
studio art at Bowdoin College.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Pace 1 1
Sports
Men's soccer ready to roll
Bears aim to repeat last year's playoff season J
PETE GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
Hoping to repeat last year's
8-4-2 mark, the men's soccer team
returned to the field last week.
The "squad boasted impres-
sive wins in 1988 against Amherst
and Wesleyan, earning its seventh
Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) cham-
pionship. It was their first outright
title since 1985.
Additionally, the group re-
ceived it's first ECAC playoff invita-
tion in several years and set single
season records with 7 shutouts and
26 assists.
Possibly the most optimistic
news is that the Bears return 10 of
their 11 starters, losing only co-
captain Karl Maier to graduation.
Leading scorers Lance
Conrad '91 and tri-captain Chris
Carbaccio '90, each tallying four
goals and eleven points last season,
will provide a big offensive boost.
The two will be aided by Bob Shultz
'90, who scored three goals last year,
and Mike Trucano '92.
In addition, Coach Tim Gilbr-
ide is hoping freshman Greg Len-
nox can add an offensive spark as
either a striker or midfielder.
"Greg is very skilled and had
good speed," Gilbride said.
The other tri-captains. Dirk
Asherman '90 and John Secor '90,
bring experience to the midfield.
Asherman's five assists was
the team high in '88, and Secor, a
second-time captain, is very strong
defensively.
Speaking of defense, the en-
tire defense returns intact, includ-
ing goaltenders Will Waldorf '90
and Bruce Wilson '90, who alter-
nated to combine for seven shut-
outs last fall.
Waldorf was recently injured
and will be unable to play for a few
weeks. Wilson therefore, will see
most of the playing time until Wal-
dorf is able to work himself into the
lineup.
Stopper Pat Hopkins '92 and
sweeper Esteban Pokornay '91
anchor the defense, which includes
offensive threat Amin Khadurri '91
and the experience of Blair Dils '90
and Andy Robarts '90, who shared
playing time last season.
. Additionally, Gilbride cites
freshman Peter Van Dyke '93 as a
good addition to an already solid
defense.
"Peter is a very heady player
and is good with the ball," Gilbride
said.
The Polar Bears open this
year's season away at University of
New England on Tuesday. The
Bears then have their home opener
on September 16th when the
Amherst Lord Jeffs travel to Bow-
doin for a key early season matchup
between two ECAC playoff teams.
Tennis set to improve behind veterans
DAVE WILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
Put together an experienced
*quad with a good group of fresh-
men, throw in some hard work and
what is the result? Hopefully for the
women's tennis team and Coach
Paul Baker, the result is a successful
Player get ready to return a shot at practice. Photo by Pam Haas 12
Volleyball battles No. 1 Bates squad
DAVE WILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
The 1989 Bowdoin volleyball
team will try to improve on the
success of last fall with an experi-
enced squad that should provide a
high-powered offense.
Coach Lynn Ruddyexpcctsthis
vears team to do "as well, if not
better, than last year," despite hav-
ing to face a much tougher schedule
that includes traditional powers
MIT. and Bates.
Coach Ruddy is looking to co-
captain Karen Andrew '90, Ingrid
Gustafson '92, and Ellen William-
son '92 to lead the offense from the
position of hitter and setter.
Andrew has been named to the
All-State team twice, and Gustafson
led the team in hitting proficiency at
90°c. All three woman possess
enough size to give the squad a for-
midable offensive threat. The only
question mark on the front line is
Gustafson, who is currently ham-
pered with an injury.
The returning setters include
co-captain Abby Jealous '91 Jen Lev-
ine '91, and Lynn Keeley '92. Jeal-
ous is coming off a fine season in
which she was named to the All-
State team. Both Jealous and Keeley
were the team's top servers for most
of last season.
Ruddy hasanot her solid fresh-
manclass this year. Melissa Schulen-
berg, Kate Harrington, and Jon
Litzow should make an important
contribution to the team.
The outlook for the volleyball
squad is very good according to
Coach Ruddy. In terms of overall
talent, she believes this years team
is going to be "the best [volleyball I
team Bowdoin's had."
However, Ruddy cautioned
that "the win-loss record might not
be as good, but the team should be
playing better" than last year.
With a tough schedule ahead
of them, which includes three home
tournaments, the volleyball team
has its work cut out to improve on
the 22-12 mark posted by the 1988
edition. The Bears begin their sea-
son on the road Sept. 13 against a
very strong Bates team, which fin-
ished first in the state tournament
last vear.
season.
Five of last years top six play-
ers have returned to the courts this
fall, including the team's top two
players. Number one seed Heidi
Wallcnfcls '91 had an outstanding
year in 1988 with a 13-6 record
against top competition.
"She can play with anyone in
the List, small colleges," said Coach
Baker. "She's coming off a great
year.""
"She has the potential to be in
the top 50 in the nation IDiv. 1111,"
Baker added.
The squad's number two player
is senior co-captain Erika Gustafson .
Gustafson had "a great season last
year," according to Coach Baker, as
she posted a 12-6 mark.
When Gustafson and Wallen-
fels stepped on the court together
last year in doubles competition,
they were virtually unbeatable.
Undefeated for much of the season,
the pair ended up with a sparkling
15-3 record. The two will try to
continue their winning ways this
fall.
The other four singles spots are
undecided at this point, but in one
of those positions will be co-captain
Jen Grimes '90, labeled " a very
steady player" by Baker.
Three freshmen will challenge
forgone of the top six seeds. Alison
Vargas, Laura Mills, and Marti
Champion all have a shot at making
theteam in either singlesordoubles.
The experience of the return-
ing letterwinners and the addition
of the newcomers should give the
team much better depth than in past
years. Baker hopes that the im-
proved depth will be the difference
in turning last years 5-7 markaround
to a winning record.
"I'm very optimistic. We're
working hard and we haw very
good chemistry," said Coach Baker.
The season begins with four
very tough opponents, which is rep-
resentative of the schedule dotted
with Division One foes.
The first home game is not until
Sept. 26, when the Bears host Maine.
Soccer player attempts to score in practice. Photo by Pam Haas '92
Bears look to gridiron opener
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
It's fall once again — and that
mean's it's football season. With a
good mix of veterans and freshman,
the 1989 football team has had a
solid, injury-free first week of prac-
tice.
Coached by Howard Van-
dersea, the Polar Bears are looking
to improve last years deceiving 2-5-
1 record, a season in which they lost
three close games in the final sec-
onds.
It will be difficult to replace the
record-setting ability of former
quarterback Ryan Stafford, but
Vandersea has three good prospects.
Vying for the starting spot are Mike
Kirch '90, Jim Hanewich '92, and
Chris Good '93.
"Hanewich and Kirch have a
similar style," said Vandersea.
'They are both good scramblers and
have about equal arm strength."
Theintra-squad scrimmagethis
weekend will show who gets the
nod at QB.
Vandersea cites this year's re-
ceiving corps as having the greatest
depth of all positions.
I leading the pack is co-captain
Mike Cavanaugh '90. Last fall,
Cavanaugh led all receivers with 33
catches for 482 yards. Look for
Cavanaugh to handle kick return-
ing duties also.
Seniors Tom BUodetu at split
end and Dodds Hayden at tight end
should providea big offensive boost
for the Bears. Hayden was right
behind Cavanaugh last year, with
325 total yards and 11.2 yards per
catch*. Bilodeau was also a consis-
tent force, averaging 12.8 yards per
catch.
"We led in passing offense List
year," said Vandersea. "What we
need to concentrate on is keeping
the passing game where it is and
bringing the running game up."
He certainly has the personnel
to do so, as four of last season's
rushers return.
Sophomore Jim LeClair sur-
prised manv people in his rookie
year as he led with 410 yards rush-
ing. He was also the leading scorer
in '88, with nine total TDs.
Paul Popeo'90, Brian Deveaux
'90, and Sean Sheehan '91 are also
back this year to provide a spark to
the Bear's ground game.
There is a lot of youth on the
offensive line this year, with center
Bill Bontempi and guard Tim Turner
theonly seniors. Juniors Pan Smith
and Dan Loiselle are also back to
add experience to line.
Last year t he defense which led
NESCAC in both first downs and
points yielded should be formidable
again this year. They will be very
strong up front.
(Continued on page 12)
Sport Shorts
Last May, junior Marilyn Fredey raced to a second-place finish
in the fO.OOO-meter run. Her time of 36:39 earned her AH- .
America honors at the NCAA Division ill Outdoor Track and
Field Championship.
Brad Chin "91 won a national award for hitting during the 1989
baseball season. The NCAA announded that Chin has won the
1989 NCAA Division III baseball doubles title. Chin had 11
doubles this past spring to lead all Division Hi players.
Pace 12
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 8, 1989
Cross country boasts depth
BILL CALLAHAN
ORIENT Staff
At first glance, the cheerful group
of runners from Bowdoin College
doesn't appear to be too serious.
Banter flows freely as the women
embark on their practice run.
However, on the grueling hills of
the race course the harriers have
proved their excellence race after
race. They are determined to con-
tinue being one of the best teams in
New England.
"We are a competitive yet spir-
ited team," said Captain Jessica
Gay lord.
Leading the way for Bowdoin is
returning cross-country All Ameri-
can Marilyn Fredey '91. Coming
out of a second place finish in last
spring's NCAA Division III Track
10,000 meter run, Marilyn looks
to be one of the best women in
New England. Fredey won the
NESCAC meet last fall and placed
13th in Division HI nationals.
"She looks even stronger this
year," said Coach Peter Slovenski.
The Polar Bears have a number
of runners ready to fill the shoes of
graduates Deanna Hodgkin and
Rosemarie Dougherty, who occu-
pied top spots on last year's team.
Margeret Heron '91 finished in
a strong fourth place last year and
is coming off two seasons of track
personal bests.
There is a lot of depth on this
years team, as Gaylord, Gretchen
Herold '90, JenniferSnow'91, Kim
Dirlam '91, Gwen Kay '91, and
Hanly Denning '92 haveallearned
varsity letters in previous seasons.
However, the women's team also
has received an influx of new talent.
Freshman Eileen Hunt and Karen
Fields, who finished fourth and fifth
respectively in last years Maine
cross-country meet, should have an
immediate impact.
' Other newdomers who could
contribute include Cara Piersol,
TriciaConnelland Ashley Wernher.
Coach Slovenski hopes the
women can improve on last year's
4th placing in the New England
Division III Championship.
"People will really have to work
hard to beat us," Coach Slovenski
said. .
The season begins Sept. 16 at
Mhinr
The field hockey team at work. Photo by Pam Haas *92.
Field hockey gears up
Sailors launch season at Bagadeuce
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
After a good week of practice,
the sailing team heads down to
Maine Maritime Academy for the
Bagadeuce Regatta this weekend-
theii* first of the season.
The interest in sailing is high
this year, as 45 people turned out
for the first meeting.
'The team this year is more
exciting than it has been," said co-
captain Judy Woellner '90. "There
are many new people, which will
help us now and in the future.
The Polar Bears have been rac-
ing their 14 ft. Larks at Cundy's
Harbor, where they practice daily.
"We're trying something a little
different this year," said the other
Captain, Charlie Strout '91. "By
keeping the same skipper and crew
together all year, they get used to
each other and are better racers."
There were few losses due to
graduation, and many talented
people have returned this year.
This talent, along with the
Freshman advisor Kim Thrasher looks on as freshman recover after the
race. Photo by Christa Torrens '92 .
Bowdoin Book Run
On August 30, the last day of
orientation, 32 freshman gathered
at Coles Tower for a 1 .6 mile run.
Not just any run-it was the
second-annual Bowdoin Book
Run, first prize being a 550 gift
certificate to the bookstore.
Competetion was tough, and Sam
Sharkey raced to a men's record,
completing the course in 7:58. For
the women, Eileen Hunt s time of
9:44 set a record.
Final Results
1. Sam Sharkey
2. Andrew Yim
3. Scott Mostrum
4. Kevin Trombly
5. Rick Ginsbury
6. Colin Tory
7. Andy Kinley
8. Mark Schulze
9. Nga Selzer
lO.Dylon Tonry
11. Michael Tisk
IZAndy Lower
13 David Getchell
1*. Eileen Hunt
14. Nils Junge
7;58
8:23
8:23
8:27
8:28
8:37
8:51
8:58
9:00
9:01
9:02
9:27
9:28
9:44
9:44
15. Andrew Wheeler
2* Cara Piersal
16.Joshua Gibson
17.John Eickenberg
3* Tricia Connell
4*Ashley Wehner
21. ChazZartem
22. RickTodhunter
5* Jen Hockenberry
24. John Wright
25. Pete Relic
26Truax McFarlane
27.Matt Torrington
28.Marshall Benitez
29.Steve Polikoff
9:58
10:05
10:05
10:13
10:14
10:23
10:29
10:29
10:57
10:58
11:16
11:24
11:27
12:16
12:43
coaching offered by the other stu-
dents, should be a big boost in
competition this year.
"The more experienced sailors
take the freshman under their
wing," said Woellner. 'This brings
the team together and helps us race
better."
Bowdoin will join nine or ten
schools at the regatta. Perennial
powers such as Dartmouth and
Harvard will also be there.
Although those schools are
much larger and have more boats
and practice facilities, Bowdoin
should fare well this weekend.
Football
ED BEAGAN
ORIENT Staff
Led by Coach Sally Lapointeand
tri-captains Margaret Danenbarger
'90, Sheila Carroll '90,and Nancy
Beverage '91, the women's field
hockey team is about to set off for
another season of trials and tribu-
lations.
According to Coach Lapointe,
.this year's varsity team is the
smallest in recent history. Al-
though they may be small in num-
ber, they are strong in stature.
With three years of varsity ex-
perience behind them, Danen-
barger and Carroll will continue
to be a great asset to the team.
With Carroll, who holds the
Bowdoin scoring record, Michele
Devine and Beth Succop, the Polar
Bears possess a potent front line,
capable of dismantling any de-
fense.
As a sophomore, Nancy Bever-
age was All-State and is expected
to continue her expertise this year
at the right halfback spot.
Coach Lapointe is relying on
goalkeeper Lynn Warner *91 to
keep the opposition off the score-
board, which she has done very
well the past two years.
Sophomore Sara Beard is ex-
pected to improve upon her strong
abilities at halfback and give some
strength to the team's defense.
Coach Lapointe also anticipates
a strong contribution from new-
comers Pam Shanks and Jessica
Cuptill.
After a 7-5-1 record last year and
a rare loss to arch rival Colby, the
women look to the Plymouth State
Round Robin scrimmage as a prov-
ing ground and warm up for the
season.
Their first game is against Trin-
ity in Connecticut on September 16,
and their first home game is on
September 19 versus UMaine-
Farmington.
(Continued from page 11)
The four senior Scotts-Ander-
son, Schubiger, Wilkin, and Wojcicki
will be a key this year on the line
with their strength and experience.
Linebacker is another solid
position, with co-captain Rick Arena
'90, Stephen Cootey '91, Pat Horgan
'91 and Mark Katz '91 back for the
Bears. In '88, Cootey was second
with 57 tackles, and Arena was right
behind with 55..
The secondary, however, is a
bit depleted from three important
graduations. Sean Sanders '90 and
John Hartnett '91 return as the only
letterwinners.Each pulled down an
interception last fall.
"We have a solid defense this
year," said Vandersea. "What we
need to work on this season to be
even better is consistency."
The new rule in college that the
kickers cannot use a tee for field
goals should have an interesting
affect on the kicking game.
You'll probably see fewer and
shorter field goal attempts.
The condition of the field is
very important too,'*said Vandersea.
"If the field is muddy or torn up, it
will be very difficult to kick without
a tee."
Veteran Rick Saletta '90 is back
to handle the kicking duties for the
Bears. Freshman Jim Carenzo
should add some new blood to the
kicking game.
Both Kirch and Hartnett will be
handling the punting. Last season
Hartnett averaged 34.3 yards per
punt.
The season does not begin until
the 23rd at Middlebury. The home
opener is the following week against
Trinity. Vandersea's squad has a
scrimmage against Williams next
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The Bowdoin Orient
Pace 13
Pine trees cut
(Continued from page 1)
in the past Bowdoin has been a
"bad neighbor" to the town of Brun-
swick by overspilling cars onto
town streets, and a lack of parking
spaces has been a problem for some
time. "I don't have any qualms
about the parking lot at all," he
said. 'It was time we solved some
of our parking needs."
Rutan, however, pointed out that
"the parking lot is based on the full
building... but the money is not
there yet. The likelihood of the rest
of the build ing going up in the near
future is slim... they are building a
parking lot for a facility that may
not goon line for another 20 years."
Greason said the plans for cut-
ting down the trees were made
public knowledge with the ap-
proval of the plans by the Govern-
"It was time we
solved some of our
parking problems."
- President A.
LeRoy Greason
ing Boards.
However, Rutan, also a faculty
member of the Physical Plant Com-
mittee of the Governing Boards,
expressed his belief that no one was
ever made aware of exactly how
many trees were to be cut down.
"At ho time did anyone say, 'this is
how many trees would be cut,'" he
said.
Rutan added, "I don't think it
was miscommunication... the infor-
mation just wasn't given."
Andy DesPres '90, also expressed
his concern that not enough public-
ity was given to the removal of the
pine trees. He said there was a fair
amount of publicity given to the
building of the science center but
not to the parking lot, and a lot of
faculty were not aware of the neces-
sity to cut down so many trees.
Along with other students, De-
sPres planned on organizing a pro-
test before the trees were cut down
in an effort to force the administra-
tion to reconsider the decision. He
said, "I don't think the options were
clearly weighed... there was a fail-
ure on the part of those who made
the decision to act responsibly."
DesPres said after talking to some
administratorsand faculty members
he received mixed signals on ex-
actly when the trees would be cut
down, and rumors were circulating
that they would not be cut down for
a few months.
However, DesPres found outonly
a week beforehand that the trees
were to be cut down on Saturday,
July 8.
Greason said he did not see the
need to make a public announce-
ment as to the date of the tree cut-
ting. "We saw this as a part of the
process of building a building...
there was no public announcement
that the trees were going to be cut
down on Saturday," he said.
DesPres and Steve Kusmierczak
'89 originally planned on organiz-
ing a protest on Saturday by "tree
sitting," which involves using climb-
ing gear to get up in the trees, then
using fishing wire to string around
the trees and attach around pro-
testor's necks.
DesPres said by protesting he
hoped to generate publicity and
have the college postpone the cut-
ting and come up with a compro-
mise.
However, that week the date was
moved up three days without the
awareness of the student protestors.
Greason explained that Director of
Events Anne Underwood asked that
the cutting be moved to another
date, as participants in a summer
program would be registering in
Cleveland Hall that day.
Greason also stated he was not
aware of a student protest until the
week of the cutting.
Although students did not find
out about the time shift until the last
minute, some managed to protest
on the day of the cutting. Students
held signs, banners and symbolic
wooden crosses as the trees were
being cut down.
DesPres decided since the cutting
date had been moved up the stu-
dents were forced to hold a protest
after the fact. He intended for the
protest to "show the lack of com-
munication between administration
and faculty... and make sure some-
thing like this doesn't happen
again."
"The people who made the deci-
sion didn't take into consideration
how the rest of the college would
feel about it," DesPres said. "By pro-
testing we wanted to stress that this
is a concern that touches not only
students and faculty but the Brun-
swick community as well."
Following students suggestions,
Greason held a forum the following
week to answer any questions. Stu-
dents, faculty and members of the
Bowdoin community listened to
Greason explain the reasons behind
the time change and answer ques-
tions.
At the forum students and Grea-
son agreed on the need to form a
Committee on Environmental Im-
pact to examine the effect future
campus construction will have on
the environment.
The committee will consist of sev-
eral members of the faculty, student
body and administration. It is ex-
pected to be formed in the near fu-
ture.
Greason said the committee will
be responsible for reviewing pro-
posals for buildings and deciding
what the impact on the environ-
ment will be. It can then submit rec-
ommendations to the Governing
Boards. •
DesPres was positive on the idea
of an environment committee. He
said y "HopefuTfythese kind of mis-
takes will be avoided in the future...
Greason is taking some steps in the
right direction."
Greason also mentioned that the
college is planting trees in place of
the ones that were cut down. He
said 50 trees are currently being
replanted in that area. Although
more trees will have to be cut down
in the future to join Cleveland and
Sills Halls together, Greason added
other trees will be planted in place
of these.
Beta first to go local?
(Conitnued from page 1)
ducted by alumni members only
9% responded. Of those respond-
ing, 52 percent supported the un-
dergraduates in their decision to
become local, while 22 percent
voted to deny women the right to
become members. Student mem-
bers had voted 46 to 10 in favor of
breaking ties with the national
chapter.
Giles not only protested the vote
based upon the small response,
saying not "all members of the fra-
ternity's alumni cofporatiorrwere
asked permission to votc,"butalso
because sixteen women had voted.
Female students are not consid-
ered national members and there-
fore cannot vote.
Giles threatened legal action
should the fraternity continue to
pursue a break with the national
chapter..
Beta, however, is not the only
fraternity faced with the issue of
coeducation. Since Bowdoin man-
dated coeducational fraternities in
1979, the issue has spurred discus-
sion, debate and divisiveness be-
tween students. The turmoil will
most likely increase as the dead-
line for resolution, September 1 991 ,
approaches. At that time, the Col-
lege will cease to recognize any
organization failing tocomply with
coeducational mandates.
Concerning the fraternal re-
sponse to this issue, Lewallen said,
"It is difficult for me to know, but
my sense... is that most are consid-
ering going local. 1 would be sur-
prised if any or many chose to stay
with the national organization."
However, coeducation in nafne
isoften not enough. Although open
to both men and women, fraternal
membership continues to favor
men. Administration records de-
tailing membership including Fall
'88 Rush results show male domi-
nated membership lists. Delta
Kappa Epsilon and TD emerge the
biggest offenders with male to
female ratios of 47 to 29 and 46 to
14. No reversal of this trend ap-
pears in sight. Said Lewallen, "men
are pledging in higher proportions
than women." During last fall's
rush, only 1 5 percent of the pledges
were women.
Membership records are not the
only materials which indicate an
imbalance of men and women in
the respective houses. Fraternity
rosters of the populations of the
houses more clearly reflect exist-
ing imbalances. According to ad-
ministration files of figures sup-
plied by the fraternities, 82.8 per-
cent of all residents in fraternity
housing are men. While some fra-
ternities such as Psi Upsilon, Delta
Sigma, and Alpha Delta Phi are
inhabited by what the administra-
tion considers "acceptable" ratios
of men and women (9 to 9, 1 7 to 1 3,
and 11 to 5, respectively), others
such as Beta, Zeta Psi, TD, and DKE
are almost completely without
female boarders (1 7 to 0, 1 9 to 2, 24
to 0, and 18 to 4, respectively).
These discrepancies can only,
according to Advisor to Fraterni-
ties Bob Stuart, exacerbate the ten-
sion which has "been building up
since Bowdoin (fraternities) went
coeducational."
Other fraternities may confront
similar problems to Beta's as the
September 1991 deadline ap-
proaches. Warns Stuart, "If there
aren't some big changes in fraterni-
ties, my guess is Bowdoin will, in
the next five years, get rid of frater-
nities."
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TAMARA M. DASSANAYAKE
ERIC F. FOUSHEE
, MICHAEL T. TOWNSEND
Science Center woes
The& is no denying that the sciences at
Bowdoin are in desperate need of new
facilities. Searles Hall is completely out-
dated, perhaps even dangerous. And the need
for strong science programs at a liberal arts
college is clear.
But we wonder whether Bowdoin's cur-
rent path of response to that need is correct.
The Science Center project has created
controversy and criticism from^ts inception.
Yet the wise leaders of this institution seem
bent on forging full-steam ahead with a proj-
ect that is full of holes.
Over the summer, about 90 pine trees were
cut down to make way for a new parking lot.
It was a sad, even tragic, decision that the
Coverning Boards made, and we denounce
the apparent lack of enivronmental concern
shown. But no amount of whining or protest-
ing now will change the fact that the trees are
gone.
On a larger scale, it concerns us that the
Governing Boards have failed to communi-
cate with the student body about many of the
decisions it has made. Supposedly, such
decisions are made in the best interests of the
College, which loosely translates to the best
interests of its students. While we applaud
the increased efforts to include student opin-
ions in decision making, we regret that this
progress comes as a result of the loss of our
pines.
Last Spring, the Boards annnounced the
proposed 12% tuition increase only six days
before they passed it. It appeared as if the
Boards knew student outrage would be high,
and thus sprung it on us with no time for
response.
. This summer, it happened again when the
pines were cut. One morning everyone woke
up to the sound of saws. A protest being
planned for three days later was hastily
thrown together. We praise theeffortsof those
who protested anclajlfacted both print and
television media to the story. But that protest
was doomed from the start: something that
has already happened can't be stopped.
The outcry was loud, and the resulting
Committeeon Environmental Impact isagood
thing; hopefully, it will ensure that no such
destruction to nature will occur here again.
One question lingers: where were the stu-
dent representatives that sat on the commit-
tees that discussed the project? Twenty years
ago, Bowdoin students fought for the right to
be included on all committees, so that their
voice could be heard. Surely the destructive
plans were discussed at several committee
meetings. Why, then, didn't the students at
those meetings let their fellow students know?
Student representatives are either elected
by their peers, or by the Exec Board. They are
not positions to simply throw onto a resume.
They are a responsibility. We hope represen-
tatives to all committees will keep students
aware of what is happening in the future.
But the outrage over the cutting down of
the pines is only the surface of the problems
with the Science Center. No timetable for its
completion has been made public. Only a
fraction of the incredible S27 million tab has
been raised. The noise is rousing Winthrop
and Maine Hall residents from their slumbers
and is forcing classes in Sills to seek. other
meeting places.
The project is well on its way, and may soon
be, if it isn't already, at the point of no return.
We are not saying that the idea is outrageous
and should be abandoned. We are saying
there are problemsand concerns which should
be addressed immediately.
Finally, we hope that the great gap that
currently exists between the students and the
policy-makers of this college narrows soon.
The Search Committee's open forum next
week is a start. Students have very real con-
cerns about the directions this college is going,
and their voices deserve serious attention.
Talk about it
Sometime during the past week, every
student received a letter in their mail-
box from the Chairman of the Presi-
dential Search Committee. Many probably
unfolded it, glanced at the infamous "Dear
Students" at the top of the page and promptly
threw it into the garbage or on the floor.
What that letter said, however, was defi-
nitely worth paying attention to. On Tues-
day, at 7:00 p.m. in Daggett Lounge, members
of the Search Committee, including Chair-
man John F. Magee, will hold an open meet-
ing . The Committee will explain what it has
been doing, what it will do, and how it oper-
ates. It will afso listen to suggestions from
students about what we want in our next
President, and answer any questions.
Bowdoin's next President will lead us into
the '90s, and will be faced with a variety of dif-
ficult issues: expansion. of dining, the possi-
bility of a new dorm, the new campus center,
the new science center, and rising tuition
costs, to name a few. These are issues that
affect all of us, but sophomores and freshmen
in particular.
Choosing the next leader of an institution is
a delicate task, and we applaud the willing-
ness of the Search Committee to be open and
honest with concerned students, and to create
a dialogue. It seems that communication
between the administration or Governing
Boards and students has dwindled to an all-
time low. Perhaps this can be seen as hope for
improvements in the future.
But the Committee's fine gesture will be
useless if there is no response from the stu-
dent body. We urge everyone to go to the
meeting. Ask questions. Make suggestions.
Let your feelings be known. It is fruitless to
talk about the new president around the
dinner table. Take this opportunity to talk
when the right people are listening.
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Letters —
Alumni oppose project -
(Editor's note: The following is a copy of a letter
sent to each member of the Governing Boards,
dated August 16, 1989, signed by over 30 con-
cerned alumni. They have kindly given permis-
sion for its reprint here.\
To the Editor:
We, the undersigned alumni, are writing to
express our dismay and deep misgivings at
the course the College has taken in construc-
tion of a new Science Center. While we are
unified in our belief that providing adequate
science facilities is the College's highest pri-
ority, we question whether reasonable needs
or plans for the College can justify the de-
struction of nearly 100 Bowdoin pines. That
this destruction was undertaken in large part
to create a parking lot we find grotesque. That
so irrevocable a step concerning the College's
current and future environment should be
taken in the Jiame of the Science Center is
cause for^gravc concern, especially since
funding for the project is at present inade-
quate and a timetable for construction is in-
complete. We cannot believe that the College
meant to show so little regard for the pines
with which it so closely identifies.
It is our understanding thaft: /
- the College has said it wafe necessary \o cut
most of the trees in order to provide parking
for the new Science Center because of the
requirements of state and local regulations.
- the extent of the tree-cutting was never
conveyed to the College community.
- the College has in hand only a fraction of
the funds needed for the Science Library,
which fundsarea tiny fractionof those needed
for the Science Center.
- even without the knowledge of the extent
of the trce-cutti ng was never, some 60 or more
members of the faculty expressed reserva-
tions about the present plan for the Science
Center as recently as March.
- the College has refused to rule out further
tree-cutting in connection with its building
plans.
Since its conception, the Science Center
project has expanded dramatically in scale
and cost, raising questions which were not
anticipated by the original plan. At the least,
the College has insufficiently communicated
this expansion and its physical and financial
consequences. For example: How can a proj-
ect which seeks only to re-arrange already
existing students and faculty possibly give
rise to the need for new parking on this scale?
Alternatively, what is the basis for any con-
clusion that a variance or other arrangement
could not have been obtained? And, not least,
what are the College's contingency plans if
funding does not materialize within a reason-
able period of time for the Science Center in
its present form and location?
When the capital campaign was conducted
five years ago, new science labs and class-
rooms were a clear near-term goal. We arc-
concerned that the present course of action is
far more destructive than could ever have
been intended, and may well leave the Col-
lege five years hence with as little to show for
its efforts as now. Whether through a lack of t
foresight, flawed planning or simple failure
to communicate adequately, the College now
gives the appearance of having embarked
upon a path which could disrupt and divide
it for years to come.
We believe the College should give serious
and prompt consideration to:
1. Renouncing the use of the cleared area
for a parking lot. However it happened, re-
moving the trees was a mistake that should
not be compounded by paving the area with
asphalt and filling the space with automo-
biles.
2. Publicly pledging to maintain all remain-
ing pines on the main campus, and to restore
the cut area.
3. Convening a joint committee of all the
College constituencies to reassess the Col-
lege's building plans, including the Science
Center. We would expect that such a reassess-
ment would include providing a full account-
ing of funding plans for the Science Center,
including its impact on the College's overall
finances, and would be followed by the wid-
est possible dissemination of the results.
The purpose of these actions would be to
forestall further dramatic changes in the
physical, financial and communal fabric of
the College, and to provide a forum for the
creation of the consensus which is so neces-
sary if the College is to achieve its most im-
portant objectives. We are confident that the
great majority of the College community will
support a decision to re-examine the Col-
lege's present plans.
Respectfully,
(32 alumni)
Sad sight
(Editor's note: The following was received at the
Orient in ]uly. However, we are reprinting it now
because of the continuing issue it addresses.)
To the Editor:
It was a sad sight to behold Wednesday
morning as the once mighty Bowdoin pine
trees, some 100 years old, lay scattered across
the campus grounds like so rnany dead sol-
diers after a battle. Perhaps the saddest thing
of all is that they really had no chance to fight
in this battle. By the time most environmen-
talists realized the full extent of the damage
that would be done by the new science build-
ing and parking lot, it was too late.
The day after the killing of these magnifi-
cent, old trees I saw a lone protestor walking
on Sills drive carrying a sign that read "Honk
if you like Pine Trees." Where were we ail,
myself included, when the plans were being
made? True, much of the construction was
kept quiet, but most of us were probably so
wrapped up in everyday living that we hadn't
stopped to read the posters scattered about
the campus for the previous few weeks. Most
of us failed to get involved at the time when
something could have been done.
I beleive protests can be successful when
combined with timely legal efforts to change
a proposed development. It's too late for these
pines now. We must stop weepingand organ-
ize a group that will be better prepared to deal
with an incident like this in the future. Bow-
doin College is expandning and will proba-
bly continue to grow in the years ahead. Now
is the time for us to act to save the Bowdoin
Pines that are still untouched instead of react-
ing to their deaths. Those of us who believe
that these ancient markers of time .are too
valuble to be turned into an asphalt parking
lot should band togehter and create a no-
development policy for the Bowdoin Pines
remaining on the Bath Rd., Sills Dr., and Pine
St. areas to secure their future for our chil-
dren's enjoyment!
I am sure that the administrators did what
they thought was best for the college's future,
but I still can't halp but remember the words
of that 70s tune (by Carly Simon, I think) "Oh,
don't it always seem to go, that you don't
know what you've got 'til it's gone. They
paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
Sincerely,
Tammy Lee Swem
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Friday, Sfptember 8, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Pac;i:15
China's future belongs to students
During my nine month stay in
China, I lived in a Chinese students'
dormitory at the Beijing Foreign
Languages Normal College. 1 have
close Chinese friends who willingly
faced the automatic weapons of
military forces. 1 spoke with them
everyday about their lives, thedem-
onstrations and their futures. There
was one common thread in every
conversation. They were all frus-
trated and hopeless.
•In order to understand the state
of mind leading the people to dem-
onstrate, a Westerner must first
understand the daily conditions
under which young Chinese stu-
dents and teachers live and work.
As a first -year student put it, "We
should be grateful for getting into
college, but 1 have to keep telling
myself that."
Chinese students at most colleges
live six to eight in a room scarcely
larger than a bedroom in Maine Hall.
Each room has three or four bunk
beds and one or two long tables.
Students get only one drawer in
which to stash their possessions.
They live out of suitcases and re-
turn home on the weekend if they
can . Bed s have no mattresses. Many
students use a rolled-up sweater or
luggage as substitutes for pillows.
The students string clotheslines
between beds to hold clothes that
they wash by hand.
Students must to study in their
classrooms, because there is not
enough space for eight to spread
their books out on the room's table.
Every morning the sounds of stu-
dents reading aloud outside fill the
Normal College campus.
Dorm and campus bathrooms
consist of a row of squat toilets with
broken doors and a trough, which
serves as a urinal. Broken toilets are
nailed shut, rather than being re-
paired. Ones still in use are piled
high with feces, as water pressure is
inadequate to flush the toilets. A
stench of urine permeates the entire
three-story building. When 1 left
Beijing last June, five toilets and one
urinal sered a floor of over 100
Chinese males.
Power is shut off at 11 p.m. Stu-
dents must be back by that time,
because dorm doors are locked from
the outside. 1 once asked an old
doorkeeper why and was told it
was "for
the safety
of the stu-
dents." In
case of
fire, they
are at the
mercy of
an old
man's
sleeping
habits to let them out. There arealso
no fire extinguishers or fire escapes
in this firetrap and first floor win-
dows are barred.
Food at the Normal College stinks
in all ways. Whole, frozen pigs are
delivered to the school every two
weeks. This is the only meat the 800
students will see in a menu heavy
on cabbage, rice and steamed buns,
called mantou. Students often dose
themselves with stomach medicine
both before and after eating the
cafeteria's daily meals. In order to
get hot food and real meat, as op-
posed to cold slop, fat and gristle,
students carry their bowls to class
with them and plead with their
teachers to let them out of class early .
The dining hall seats less than
half of the 800 students. Most stu-
dents carry tin lunch bowls and
plastic bags back to dorm rooms to
eat. Boiling water can be had by
walking two hundred meters to an
outdoor water boiler adjoining the
students' dining hall. Students
complain that the 32.5 yuan (about
S8.75) they receive from the govern-
ment for their meal tickets is inade-
quate to feed them.
Before the student demonstra-
tions for democracy began in China
this spring, 1989 promised to be
another year of economic success
for this Third World nation, which
opened its doors to the Western
world only ten years ago. Free
markets wereblossomingallaround
the country. Politically, United
States-Chinese relations had never
been stronger, and the Soviet Un-
ion had just re-normalized relations
after a 30 rift.
For Chinese students and intelli-
gentsia, however, 1989 meant only
another year of tight money, un-
bearable living conditions, govern-
ment determined futures and frus-
trated hopes, as hundreds of thou-
sands would be turned down tor a
chance to study abroad in a Western
country.
Chinese students are in a tough
spot. To enter college, they must
first pass a grueling entrance exam,
which includes knowledge of Com-
munist Party doctrine, as well as
math, science, modern history and
logic. Few pass. Those who make it
are supposed to study hard and
succeed. That's tough to do when
your food rots, you have no lights
and no place to study.
Ironically, those with the lowest
scores end up at places like the
Normal College and other teachers'
colleges. What this says to students
at these colleges is that they will
probably never set foot on foreign
soil, and that the government has
written them off to low-paying, low-
prestige jobs. The teaching profes-
sion in China (thanks to Chairman
Mao), ranks one step above the old
nightsoil guy, who ladles out un-
speakables from public toilets.
To study abroad, Chinese intel-
lectuals must take theTOEFL, which
is conveniently priced out of their
range. Next, they must be accepted
at a University-abroad and prove
they have
enough money,
either them-
selves or
•
through a spon-
sor, to leave.
Then, their
work unit must
approve their
"leave of ab-
sence" so they
may apply Kir a passport. They
have to wait on line, often for days,
at foreign embassies for a visa.
Problems at any step result in a
dashing of hopes and wasted effort.
Chinese students and teachers are
also sick of governmental corrup-
tion. Students pointed out benefits
en joyed by high-ranking cadres a nd
their children as clear examples of
something being "rotten in Beijing."
In the students' eyes, corruption
extends all the way through the
Communist Party and up to Deng
Xiaoping and his profiteering son.
The termshou men (back door)
and guanxi (connections) are the
be-all /end -all of the Chinese job
market, in which jobs are supposed
tobeassigned on need. In China it's
who you know that matters. The
inequities in the system were ac-
cepted with silent rage by China's
young intellectuals.
With the death of Hu Yaobangon
April 19, the smouldering problems,
tensions and concerns of students
burst into flames. Hu, the former
Party head, had been purged fol-
lowing student demonstrations in
1986. His "crime" was having acted
leniently toward demonstrators
With the liberal-minded Hu's de-
mise and subsequent death, Chi-
nese students saw only death for
reform.
They took to the streets and ral-
lied an entire nation around their
cause. They envisioned a new, cor-
ruption-free China, one that gave
them a bigger piece of the pie and
more of a say in their education and
job choices. For a time, the govern-
ment chose to ignore them.
This strategy was working. Just
days before the carnage began, the
demonstrators, who had numbered
millions in previous weeks,
dwindled to a mere 3000. Workers
went back on the job, tired of co-
mand'eered carsand rerouted buses.
In short, the demonstrations offered
no solutions.
Students had split into factions.
They argued with each other over
jury-built loudspeakers and held
separate press, conferences. They
wan more media-hungry than revo-
lutionary. They even might have
been preparing to give up thecause.
Instead, they gave up the ghost and
the country once again had a cause
to rally around.
The Tiananmen massacre has as-
sured Deng and his henchman Li
Peng of a victory this time around,
but is it a Pyrrhic one? The basic
problems and frustrations of the
Chinese student and intellectual
remain the same. If they are left to
smoulder once again, there will be
moro violence.
Deng and Li mav agree with Mao
that "political power grows out of
the barrel of a gun," but it will take
many guns and many more lives to
finally snuff out the words Mao
planted in the minds of China's
students many years ago.
'The world belongs to you.
China's future belongs to vou."
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NUMBER 2
Kappa Sig faces
month probation
The Kappa Sigma house will be quieter over the next four weeks: the fraternity was placed on probation.
Photo by Caroline Nastro.
JULIE-MARIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Contributor
In response to a number of inci-
dents which occurred at a campus-
wide party last Saturday night, the
Inter-Fraternity Council has taken
judicial action against Kappa Sigma
fraternity.
According to Director of Campus
Security Michael Pander, Bowdoin
Security officers transported a stu-
dent from the Dudley Coe Health
Center to a local hospital at 1 1 :40 on
Saturday night. The student was
treated for intoxication and released .
At 12:07 a.m. Sunday morning,
Sergeant Alexander of Security and
Dean of Students Kenneth Lewal-
len responded to a loud noise com-
plaint at a party held by Kappa
Sigma. The noise level was reduced .
Campus Security received an-
other call at 12:46 a.m. from a male
person who claimed to have been
"roughed up" by three other males
in the vicinity of the Kappa Sigma
house. The assaulted person is not
affiliated with the Bowdoin cam-
pus and the incident is currently
under investigation by Bowdoin
Security.
Pander also noted a noise com-
plaint at 1:33 a.m. at Kappa Sigma
that was taken care of very quickly.
Pander expressed his appreciation
for the level of cooperation between
the fraternities and Campus Secu-
rity when responding to the com-
plaints.
(Continued on page 9)
Committee begins its
search for new president
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
The Presidential Search Com-
mittee held what is likely to be its
only public forum Tuesday night
to explain the process of choosing
Bowdoin's next leader to students,
faculty and staff. But many mem-
bers of the audience appeared
frustrated by the committee's
vagueness and secrecy.
Committee chairman John
Magee '47, a trustee, spent about
fifteen minutes explaining how the
procedure worked and what the
committee accomplished over the
summer. He then opened the floor
for questions and comments from
the audience.
At its first meeting over Com-
mencement weekend last May, the
16-member committee agreed its
task was "to go out and look for,
and bring to Bowdoin, the best
person we could find to lead the
College in years ahead," said
Magee. He explained that the
committee first identified qualifi-
cations it was looking for in a can-
didate, and listed what it felt were
the prinicpal challenges the next
President would face (see page 9).
At that first meeting, the com-
mittee also agreed to hire a search
consultant to assist with the proc-
ess.
Magee stressed several times
during the meeting the necessity
of confidentiality. "We will ha'
nothing to say to the outside world
about any names on the list," he
said. "It's vital that members deal
with one another with candor and
openness, and trust that what we
say will remain confidential."
Magee also pointed out that it
was necessary to protect the repu-
tations and positions of potential
candidates and to protect the
College.
The Committee suggested ways
the Bowdoin community could
assist in the process. "You could
help us by minimizing specula-
tion," said Magee. "And also by
telling us what you think."
Professor of scoiology and an-
thropology Craig A. McEwen, a
committee member, added,
"Write us or call us. Give us a just
a name or something with a sup-
porting statement."
"Names will be considered with
equal care no matter where they
come from," said Magee.
Magee would not outline any
specific timetable for the process,
but did say that the Committee
would "like to have someone by
theend of the first quarter. But it is
our goal to bring the best person
to Bowdoin, and we will take as
long as necessary to do that."
McEwen pointed out later that
late March was a target for bring-
ing a name to the Governing
Boards, and that the job would
probably have been offered a
considerable amount of time be-
fore that.
Several members of the audi-
ity ence were concerned about the
iw^vagueness of whatthe Committee
was looking for, and attempted to
get Magee to state the Commit-
tee's position on such issues as
minority candidates, in-housecan-
(Continued on page 9)
Small turnout for Exec Board
TANYA WEINSTEIN
ORIENT News Editor
Nine candidates vied for 15 open
positions on the Executive Board at
last night's open forum.
As was the case last year, not
enough candidates showed up to
hold an election. Therefore, Execu-
tive Board elections scheduled for
next week have been cancelled . The
nine students who appeared at the
forum last night are automatically
elected to the board.
The issue of how to fill the last six
positions will be discussed at the
first meeting of the board next
Monday.
Representatives of the Student
Life Committee ran the open fo-
rum, and each candidate spoke
briefly on why he or she wanted to
become a member of the Executive
Noise disrupts dorm life
SHARON HAYES
ORIENT Asst. News Editor
By this time in the semester, most
members of the Bowdoin commu-
nity have passed by the construc-
tion site on the lawn of Sills and
Cleaveland halls. Although thedust
and the noise may have caused tem-
porary discomfort, most passersby
don't consider the work overly dis-
ruptive. Residents of Winthrop and
Maine dorms have offered a differ-
ent opinion.
Living far from the site, this re-
porter felt the need to experience
the construction first-hand and
decided to spend a day as a
Winthrop resident.
12 a.m.
Toothbrush, notebook and pencil
in hand, I trudge to Winthrop Hall
to spend a night in the dorm, to dis-
cover the true extent of the noise.
12:30 a.m.
My first task is to talk to the people
in the dorm, many of whom have a
lot to say on the subject of noise.
"I woke up 5 times between 6 and
7 because of the construction," says
Marcy Allen '93, describing her
morning.
Craig Cheslag '93 adds/This
morning was bad."
Nancy Conners '93, whose room
faces away from the construction
disagrees. "It hasn't affected me one
single bit," she says.
After a brief reflection, Conners
clarifies her position. The parking
situation bothers her,. she says. In
addition, she is "offended by the
fact that they sprayed the ground
green." But, as far as the noise is
concerned she doesn't hear a thing.
Across the hall, I find three
women who prepare me for what to
expect in the morning. The three
provide me with a rich array of
sound effects, imitating everything
from jack hammers to the beeping
sound that the trucks make when
backing up.
Despite their warning, I am still a
little skeptical.
(Continued on page 4)
Board.
Ara Cohen '93 was the first to
speak, commenting on how he was
interested in student government
in high school and thought the
Executive Board "is a good thing to
participate in."
Keri Saltzman '93 expressed her
belief as to how smoothly every-
thing at Bowdoin seems to run, but
"everything that is already work-
ing can always be improved." She
added, "I hope I have a chance to
help make Bowdoin grow."
A sophomore, Mark Thompson,
commented, "Last year I saw a good
deal of things I wanted to change...
One thing I want to change is stu-
dent apathy... we need to do some-
thing about it."
He added, 'The most important
thing the Executive Board can do is
let students know what is going
on." One of Thompson's sugges-
tions was to send out a newsletter
updating the students on what the
board is doing.
Fawn Baird '93 expressed her
desire to "become an active mem-
ber of the Bowdoin community."
She also mentioned her hope of
preventing a gap between faculty
and students, and a desire to en-
hance the social life on campus.
(Continued on page 4)
INSIDE September 15, 1989
News
Arts
Frats go without Fall Rush Wolf Blitzer book review
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Sports
Men's soccer sets records
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, Sfjtkmbfj* 15, 1989
Greek system abandons fall rushing
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
In a departure from past policy,
the Bowdoin College administra-
tion and the Inter-Fraternity Coun-
cil have agreed to abandon first
semester rush for the first time this
year.
The decision to rely entirely on a
second semester rush, discussed at
a Rush Orientation Committee
meeting on April 6, 1989, was im-
plemented this fall. Taking its cue
from the Merton Henry Report, a
document concerned with the fra-
ternities' involvement in campus
social life, thecommittee agreed that
this change would ease the adjust-
ment to campus life for new stu-
dents. The committee hoped that
waiting until second semester
would allow students time to make
a sound decision, not blinded by the
"glitz" of a short first semester rush.
Dean of Students Kenneth Lewal-
len explained that currently there
are no special restrictions on fresh-
men. Freshmen were banned from
the fraternities during their orienta-
tion period, but can now visit "so-
cially." The practice of allowing
freshmen into fraternities differs
from those of other schools and is,
according to Lewallen, "quite lib-
eral."
There are, however, numerous
restrictions concerning the official
rush period at the beginning of the
second semester. At the April meet-
ing, the IFC proposed an eleven-
point plan containing regulations
that the fraternities "felt comfort-
able with," according to President
of the IFC Jeff Patterson '90.
Among the eleven regulations is
the banning of alcohol during fra-
ternity orientation or rush activi-
ties. All activities must be planned
and explained to fraternity advisors
beforehand, and advisors must be
able to meet with new members.
Rush period has been extended
and will now begin after winter
break and conclude before spring
break, said Patterson.
In response to this plan, the
administration issued a fourteen-
point program adopting the IFC
recommendations and adding a few
new regulations. Among these re-
strictions is the intention to shorten
the pledge term in the future, de-
pending on the "quality" of orienta-
tion activities. No freshmen are al-
lowed in fraternities until after reg-
istration, a point agreed upon by
the IFC. Upperclassmen who had
intended to drop this semester can
transfer their board to the fraterni-
ties, provided no rushing took place.
The loss of the fall rush term
means that fraternities, in order to
attract freshmen, must "make an
extra effort to meet them," accord-
ing to Bartholomew Acocefla '91,
president of Zeta Psi. Lewallen
agreed that houses will have to work
harder to attract pledges and
warned that those houses with a
"bad reputation" will have to cor-
rect that image or risk losing pledges.
The absence of first semester rush
has helped to produce a decrease in
"incidents," according to Night
Security Supervisor John Alexan-
der. In the past, Alexander was
called to investigate five or six inci-
dents ranging from disturbing the
peace to more serious offenses on
an average weekend. This semester
the rate of reported disturbances is
noticeably lower than in the past.
The plan creates a problem of
distinction between socializing and
rushing. Lewallen expressed his
concern that this program will lead
to "dirty rushing." Said Lewallen,
"If fraternities unofficially rush for
the first semester, that goes against
the spirit of the Merton Henry
Report."
The IFC views the ambiguous
definition of rush as more than just
an oversight. Said Patterson, "No-
body wants to define it."
Fraternities are handling this new
concept of delayed rushing in vari-
ous ways. Acocella stated that Zete
is still "welcoming people over."
He viewed the new regulations as
"an extended rush, not formal."
Lewallen expressed his hope that
fraternities would observe the sec-
ond semester rush policy, but
warned,"If I have to reduce myself
and staff to deciding that [fraterni-
ties are rushing]. ..I'm prepared to
go the authorities and say [the pol-
icy) is not working." The next step
would be a mandated ban of fresh-
men in fraternities. "At this very
moment," continued Lewallen, 1
have no reason to consider that."
Despite the problem of defining
rush and regulating unofficial rush-
ing, many believe the second, se-
mester rush policy will succeed.
Alexander called the plan a "good
idea" and said he hopes it will show
freshmen they do not have to drink
to have a good time.
Patterson stated most fraternities
agreed this pattern of pledging will
be "healthier for the fraternities and
the freshmen."
Newsletter creates sensation
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Contributor
"The biggest bunch o' fun you
can find on a legal size piece of
paper," said Chris Bull '92.
Bull was referring to the weekly
Sensationalist, the satirical news-
paper which he co-founded. This
year's first issue appeared Mon-
day. About 300 copies of the paper
are printed on legal-size paper
and circulated around campus.
The front page of the Sensation-
alist includes articles such as
"Anarchy in Moulton Union: Stu-
dents Cross the Line of Death"
which mocks the Moulton Union
dining room's new traffic flow.
The article warns of serious repre-
cussions for going by the cash
registers for seconds rather than
entering the glass doors.
Another article in the Sensation-
alist is a story of how the infir-
mary turned a student away with
a broken arm, several crushed
vertebrae, and three stubbed toes.
The nurse did not treat the ailing
student because he had not met the
infirmary's "Minimum Pain Re-
quirements."
'The Orient is one type of news,
and the Sensationalist is another,"
said the Sensationalist 's other co-
founder Nick Schneider '92.
The flip-side of the newspaper
has an array of comic strips, games
and puzzles to complement the
humorous articles on page one.
Student reactions to the paper
are positive ones. "The Sensational-
ist is funny," said Matt Finkelstein
'90. Bob Schultz '90 added, "It adds
a refreshing bunch of levity to a
campus which takes itself much too
seriously."
Bull and Schneider started the
paper last fall as a self-promotion.
For example. Bull and Schneider
would write how each other would
move trees or buildings. The goal,
however, of the Sensationalist ac-
cording to Bull, is to get dates for
the writers of the paper.
"The format has changed con-
siderably since the early days, but
basically our goal is the same- to
get dates- it has not worked yet,"
said Bull. Last year, the Sensation-
alist consisted of one 8.5 by 11
page, but now it is double-sided
on 8.5 by 14.
Although the paper satirizes
several events around school, Sch-
f ncidersaid the Sensationalist does
not want to offend anyone.
However, the paper can be a
good means to take cheap shots at
the administration, according to
some students. "It is a great way
for students to criticize the ad-
ministration," said an anonymous
senior.
"I've only seen two or three
copies. One was my 'baseball
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ORIENT Contributor
You can take the man out of Ire-
land, but you can't take Ireland out
of the man.
Denis Corish, a Bowdoin profes-
sor of philosophy since 1 973, is origi-
nally from Ireland. He received an
M. A. from the University of Dublin
and emigrated to America thirty
years ago. The fact that he has lived
in the United States longer than he
lived in Ireland, however, has not
tainted Professor Corish's strong
sense of nationalistic spirit.
A small group of professors from
a wide variety of departments in-
cluding English, German and math
explored the literature and language
of the Emerald Isle on Sept. 13 with
Corish as their guide. Corish will
conduct Irish discussion groups one
afternoon per week. Joining him
will be Terese Smith, an Irish native
beginning her first year as a mem-
ber of Bowdoin's music faculty.
Class subject matter will consist
primarily of the Irish language's
influence on English, rather than
concentrating on specifics of the
Irish language itself. When asked
what he has in mind as ideal gains
for his prospective class members,
Corish declared a desire for his
"students" to acquire a greater
familiarity with the Irish language,
its structures and expressions.
He also expressed his hope that a
true feeling for and understanding
of the language will be developed.
"When we appreciate the literature
of a certain country," Corish said,
"what we are truly appreciating is
the language, because that is where
the literature comes from.'*
Corish described his native lan-
guage as colorful, poetic, and full of
religious blessings and ritualistic
expressions. It is spoken on a higher
level than casual English, with an
air of grandeur. Thus a conversa-
tion between two people, without
regard to their social status, tends
to convey a feeling of nobility. In
addition to its formality, Corish
explained the language also carries
with it a tremendous sense of na-
tional pride.
Corish affirmed that there is a
world of difference, literally, be-
tween Irish and English, but he is
quick to tell of the paradoxical inti-
mate connection between the two
languages. Ireland produced both
James Joyce and William Butler
Yeats, two prominent figures in
English literature.
James Joyce once said, "Irish is a
language in which no genius has
set his personal stamp." Corish was
first to admit the validity of this
statement, and interpreted it to
mean that most great literary works
tend to be written in English.
However, Ireland has had a tre-
mendous influence on English lit-
erature.
One of Corish's goals is for his
class to truly appreciate this Irish
influence which he so deeply re-
spects. "After all," he said, "this is a
college. It is not merely an institu-
tion where students are instructed
by teachers. Colleagues come to-
gether and learn from one another
as well."
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Page 3
Research discussed
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Contributor
Both historical facts and current
research projects were discussion
topics at a lecture entitled "From
Eiders to Ideas: The Bowdoin Sci-
entific Station, 1935-1989," held
Tuesday night. Assistant Professor
of Biology Nathaniel Wheelwright
led the presentation, which was part
of the Achorn Lectureship in Orthi-
nology.
Wheelwright discussed the be-
ginnings of the station during his
lecture. The Bowdoin Scientific
Station is located on Kent Island, a
2-mile stretch of land in the Bay of
Fundy. Originally purchased as a
bird sanctuary by financier John
Rockefeller, the island was visited
by four Bowdoin students in 1934.
The students established a scien-
tific station, which Rockefeller
donated to the college in 1935.
Currently, station staff members
and students are working on sev-
eral research projects on the island,
said Wheelwright. Hedetailed these
projects during the lecture.
Due to the frequency of heavy
fog on the island, researchers are
conducting a study of the acidity
level of the fog. During 40 percent
of summer days, the island is cov-
ered with fog.
In addition, students are prepar-
ing a catalogue of plant specimens
found onthe island. Approximately
260 different plant species will be
identified and catalogued at the
completion of the project, Wheel-
wright said.
A 50-year study of tree swallows
will also be continued through the
year. Researchers will examine the
effects that sea gulls have on paren-
tal feeding habits and infant body
weight of the species, according to
Wheelwright.
Finally, the staff will prepare a
project on the Savannah sparrow
species. Wheel wright explained that
1 50 sparrows have been caught and
identified with bands to conduct a
study on population fluctuations
and behavior patterns.
Wheelwright also added that a
new research lab will be constructed
by next May. In addition, a marine
biologist will be employed to exam-
ine organisms along the island's
shoreline.
Also discussed at the lecture were
the buildings located at the scien-
tific station. A dormitory accomo-
dating 20 people, a Warden's house,
and a shop /garage facility are situ-
ated on Kent island. While thebuild-
ings are not equipped with running
water, a photovoltaics system using
the sun's energy has been installed
to power lights and computers.
Sundial replaces calendar
P.J. LIBBY
ORIENT Staff
Instead of the weekly Bowdoin
calendar the campus will receive
something new today — the Bow-
doin Sundial.
Tatiana Bernard, assistant direc-
torof public relations and publica*
tions, hopes it will prove a pleasant
change.
Due to limited space and limited
budget, Public Relations is revamp-
ing the weekly calendar of events.
Bernard stated, "the calendar was
starting to not be big enough for the
other things that people wanted in
it. Events were fine but news notes
and faculty/staff information was
getting very crowded."
Bernard said the time had come
for a decision to be made about
whether to enlarge the calendar, or,
if possible, to begin a new bi-weekly
publication.After much deliberation
"it became clear that an internal
newspaper would be more benefi-
cial" than enlarging thcexisting cal-
endar, Bernard explained.
Bernard expressed her hope that
"since it comes out twice a month it
will save on staff time. Also it will,
in the long run, save money."
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CATHY STANLEY
ORIENT Staff
Bowdoin's custodians are
working harder than ever this
year. This is a result of more than
$200,000 in budget cuts for Physi-
cal Plant.
"Last year during budget proc-
esses, all of the campus was asked
to look into areas where they
could cut costs. For us, it came in
the areas of custodial help, and
energy conservation," said Direc-
tor of Physical Plant David Bar-
bour.
According to Barbour, the
energy reductions are a lot easier
- for example, storm windows
were put in at Maine and Apple-
ton dorms, which will save a lot
of energy once cold weather
comes.
"The most attrition is in the
custodial area- we had a lot of
turnovers, as well" said Barbour.
"Six or eight left the employment
of the college, and I have not yet
filled those positions. I don't have
enough funding to fill all those
positions, so we will have to be at
least five or six custodians fewer
than normal."
"It's going to be quite tough
once winter comes," added Bar-
bour. "We have an average of
five or six sick a day, and that
makes things more difficult."
Barbour affirmed that dorms
arc being cleaned daily, and that
they do not want the quality of
the services to go downhill.
. Granted, there will be some no-
Dirty bathrooms such as this one in Hyde are a result of physical plant
budget cutbacks. Phot o by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
ticeablechangesinsomeareas. "But that will not get as much atten-
we are trying to do more with less,"
Barbour said.
Heoutlined the top priorities that
will get the most attention.
'They come in A, B, and C. A
includes areas where prospective
students, alumnae, etc.. are con-
stantly pasing through-areas where
we have to look good. The Admis-
sions office, President's office,
Moulton Union, and Wentworth,
for example. "
"Dorms, academic build i ngs, a nd
athletic facilitcs fall in category B,"
Barbour said. "They are cleaned
very well."
Among those places in group C,
tion are Rhodes Hall, Getchell
House, and Ham House.
"In addition, I'm asking people
to do a few things themselves -
thingsthat will make the custodi-
ans' tasks easier. I feel this is a
pretty standard practice at other
institutions," Barbour said.
Barbour also mentioned that
he told his custodian to leave his
waste basket until it needs to be
emptied, rather than emptying it
daily.
Overall, "there is no need for
panic," ho said. "1 think we get a
lot out of our people, relative to
other institutions."
Bowdoin ranked 3rd in fundrasing
Bowdoin has been ranked third
in the country for alumni giving for
1988-89 according to a recent sur-
vey conducted by the Office of
Development at Center College.
The 1988-89 Fund collected
$2,853,152 in contributions, thclarg-
est dollar amount in College his-
tory. More alumni (7,860) made
donations than in any other Fund
year, with a record alumni partici-
pation of 62.7 percent. The national
average for alumni giving was 22.9
percent in 1988.
"Bowdoin has long been proud
of its'alumni," commented Presi-
dent A. LeRoy Creason upon hear-
ing the resultsoftheannual survey.
'This instance of their generosity
and support further justifies such
pride. Wearc, of course, most grate-
ful too."
In 1987-88, the college ranked
sixth nationally in^alumni giving.
In 1988-89, Bowdoin moved ahead
of Hamilton, Dartmouth and
Amherst, and was one of only two
institutions on the list of ten that
saw an increase in alumni partici-
pation over the previous year.
The top ten schools listed in the
CenterCollege survey were Center
College, Danville, Ky. (75.4%),
Williams College, Williamstown,
Mass., (65.4%), Bowdoin College,
(62.7%), Hamilton College, Clinton,
N.Y. (62.5%), Dartmouth College,
Hanover, N.H., (61%), Amherst
College, Amherst Mass., (60.9%),
the University of the South, Se-
wanee, Tenn., (60.1%), Lehigh,
Bethlehem, l'enn.,<6()%), Randolph
Macon, Ashland, Va., (59%); and
Gustavus Adolphus, Saint Peter,
Minn., (58.5%).
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Noise
(Continued from page 1)
The noise isn't the only problem
some students have with the con-
struction. Mickey Chiu '93
says/'We're not getting the oxygen
from the pine trees anymore."
"What are they doing anyway?
We just see them move piles of dirt
from one end to the other," Marti
Champion '93 says.
ItiOa.m.
I decide to go to sleep, convinced
the noise level is overrated.
6:30 a.m.
I am awakened by the roaring
motors of dump trucks and the
screech of multiple power saws.
Looking out the window I see the
work for the day is quite under-
Execs
(Continued from page 1)
Another freshman, Ameen Had-
ded, told the audience, "As a fresh-
man what I can't offer Bowdoin in
experience I can offer in enthusi-
asm." He expressed his willingness
to listen to other students' com-
plaints and advice and "hopefully
get some things done."
Kirk St. Amant '93 agreed that
"as a freshmen I don't have much
insight into Bowdoin... but what I
would like to do is to allow us and
the administration to work together
as one."
Sophomore Gerald Jones ad-
dressed theissueofstudentapathy.
He commented, "I'd like to rid the
school of apathy and bring the
school together... I think the Bow-
doin campus needs to be unified
and I'm willing to help do that."
Rick Ginsberg '93 expressed his
disappointment at "the number of
people that show up to things such
as important as this." He agreed
v.ith Jones that the campus needs to
way. I attempt to drift back to sleep
only to be waken again by an array
of sounds. This pattern continues.
8ti0 a.m.
I decide to give up the fight for
sleep and shower. The bathroom
provides a short respite from the
barrage of noise, but entering the
room I am once again assaulted.
9V0 a.m.
I leave the dorm and the con-
struction behind, happy to return to
my role of occasional passerby.
I admire those residents who are
able to find ways to see the positive
aspects of their daily discomfort.
Eric Vinson '93 said, "I don't have
to worry about missing my 8 o'clock
class."
be unified, adding, "If we can work
with the faculty we can make the
entire campus more unified."
Dan Brakewood, the only senior
candidate, said by spending the
summer on campus as a tour guide
"I got to see the school in a different
light and saw a lot of things I didn't
really like."
On the subject of apathy he com-
mented, "I keep hearing people
questioning student apathy but no
one really doing anything about it...
My main goals this year are to over-
come apathy and get information to
students."
The candidates expressed their
disappointment and anger that so
few students showed up to run for
the Executive Board. However,
Duncan Hollis '92, a representative
of the Student Life Committee run-
ning the forum, commented, "At
least the nine candidates that
showed up are enthusiastic and
willing to do a good job this year.'
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Page 5
Arts & Entertainment
Book Review
Blitzer tells of Pollard espionage
JOSH BROCKMAN
ORIENT Contributor
Territory of Lies by Wolf Blitzer,
Washington bureau chief for the
Jerusalem Post, relates the story of
Jonathan Jay Pollard, an American
U.S. Naval Intelligence analyst who
spied on the United States on behalf
of Israel. Pollard, an American Jew,
grew up with a passion for Israel.
He not only had a desire to emigrate
to Israel, but also to "personally and
directly strengthen the state."
Pollard's strong interest in the
Zionist cause, as well as his experi-
ence with anti-Semitism, increased
his notion of "racial obligation" to
the state of Israel. Blitzer states how
"Israel became Pollard's religion."
Pollard's dream was to emigrate
to Israel where he could actively
contribute to its welfare, but post-
poned this emigration hoping that
the skills and education he acquired
in America would serve Israel at a
later date.
Pollard's first government em-
ployment was as an Intelligence
Research Specialist in the Field
Operational Intelligence Office of
the U.S. Navy in Suitland, Mary-
land. He was hired on September 9,
1979, but it was not until 1982 that
Pollard made the decision to be-
come a spy for Israel. Despite the
fact that he signed forms promising
not to divulge any information
without specific permission, Pollard
"felt responsible to a higher author-
ity" -his moral sense of obligation to
Israel.
As an employee of the Navy,
Pollard claims to have witnessed
various incidents of anti-Semitism
and anti-Israel sentiments. He be-
lieved that the Navy deliberately
withheld valuable intelligence in-
formation from Israel. Rather than
report his findings to a higher mili-
tary authority. Pollard attempted to
rectify these problems through his
own actions.
In 1982, he participated in two
formal intelligence exchanges with
Israel. Pollard assumed the respon- *
sibility of judging which informa-
tion was important for Israel, but
not harmful to U.S. national secu-
Calendar
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
3.00 p.m.: Gallery talk, "Bowdoin's
Outdoor Gallery: A Walking Tour
of the Quad," by Patricia McGraw
Anderson, instructor of art. Univer-
sity of Maine, and author, The Archi-
tecture of Bowdoin College. Presented
with support from the Maine Arts
Commission. Meet in front of
Walker Art Building.
7:30 p.m.: Wolf Blitzer, Washington
Bureau Chief of The Jerusalem Post
will give the Harry Spindel Memo-
rial Lecture on his bookBetween
Washington and Jerusalem in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
7:30 p.m.: The Amnesty Interna-
tional Group will sponsor "Refuge?
A Forum on Moakley De Concini"
in Beam Classroom, V.A.C. to pro-
mote education about national leg-
islation to suspend temporarily de-
portation of Salvadoran and Nica-
raguan refugees pendinga study by
the government's General Account-
ing Office of conditions in El Salva-
dor and Nicaragua.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
7:15 a.nu: Duane "Buzz" Fitzgerald,
president and chief operating offi-
cer of Bath Iron Works, will address
the first Bowdoin Business Break-
fast for the 1989-90 academic year.
Registration and coffee beginat 7:15;
breakfast begins at 7:30. Reserva-
tions must be made no later than
Friday, September 15, by calling 725-
3437.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
1:00 pjn.: Gallery talk, "Charles
Thompson's Monna Vanna," by
Larry D. Lutchmansingh, associate
professor of art. Walker Art Build-
ing.
7:00 p.m j Slide lecture by Carol
Pylant, artist. Sponsored by the
Department of Art and the Com-
mittee on Lectures and Concerts;
presented in conjunction with the
exhibition Carol Pylant Paintings.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Cen-
ter.
7:00 p.m.: The "Gender and Ger-
man Cinema" film series continues
with "One Plus One Equals Three,"
a 1979 film by Heidi Genee. The
film, free and open to the public,
will be in Smith Auditorium in Sills
Hall.
7:30 p.m j Brunswick Dharma Study
Group open house takes place at 98
Maine Street in Brunswick. This will
be followed by a four week class
entitled 'Taming the Mind." For
more information call 666-3396.
Reggae Music The Zulus play at
Zootz in Portland. Call 773-8187 for
details.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
4:00 p.mj Photojoumalist Michael
Kienitz presents "Photojournalism:
A Critical Perspective." The presen-
tation includes photographs from
Lebanon, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
Afghanistan, and Northern Ireland,
and a discussion on the effects of
war and conflict on the people there.
This lecture, free and open to the
public, takes place in Beam Class-
room, V.A.C.
EXHIBITIONS
Jan t o's Tower of Myth": Original
artworks prepared by New York
artist Hrana Janto for the PBS series
The Power of Myth" will be on
display at Hawthorne-Longfellow
Library through Nov. 28. The ex-
hibit is free to the public.
Realism exhibition: Twelve paint-
ings by Carol Pylant are on display
in the John A. and Helen P. Becker
gallery of the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art through October 1 .
Pylant is a realist painter whose
images are a contemplative record
of the people, relationships, and
places in her life.
Marvel Wynn Paintings: Paintings
by Marvel Wynn of Yarmouth are
on display in Lancaster Lounge in
Moulton Union.
rity. In 1984, he was promoted to
AT AC (Anti-Terrorist Alert Center)
of the Naval Investigative Service's
Threat Analysis Division. With his
newly gained access to highly clas-
sified material. Pollard decided to
become a "walk-in " spy for Israel.
After making connections. Pollard
began collecting documents and
distributing them to Israeli contacts
for copying. Specific documents
were requested by Israeli agents,
but Pollard often volunteered addi-
tional pertinent information. He
denied requests for information
which he thought would compro-
mise U.S. national security interests
or intelligence operatives.
Pollard was first formally ques-
tioned about removing classified
information from his workplace on
November 1 8, 1 985. He was arrested
November 20, after attempting to
seek political asylum at the Israeli
Embassy in Washington D.C. with
his wife Anne Henderson. Pollard
pleaded guilty to charges of "con-
spiracy to commit espionage."
(Continued on page 6)
Record Review
Pogues mix
NICK SCHNEIDER
ORIENT Contributor
Okay, so the Pogues aren't com-
ing to Bowdoin. Why? Because they
don't like Maine, that's why. So
what's left to us? I decided to listen
to the Pogues' new album and find
out if we're missing anything, and
to see if I can find any clues as to
why they won't come to the Vaca-
tionland. A morbid fear of crusta-
ceans, perhaps, or an aversion to
not being recognized? Anyway, I
found the Pogues' Peace and Love .
Well I didn't find out why they
wouldn't come to Maine, but I did
find a lively album of some beauty.
I went into' this cold, not having
listened to a Pogues album before.
(Although I'll admit that I've al-
ways had a soft spot for any group
that did ". . .And the Band Played
Waltzing Matilda.") What greeted
me was unexpected. The first song,
Will Coombs '92 and Aimee Bingler "92 attempt to fix the two-speed
clock in David Mamet's The Revenge of the Space Pandas," or "Binky
Rudich and the Two Speed Clock." Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
desolate punk and folk
"Gridlock," sounds like inopental
music for a mid-70's James Bond
feature. After that the album settles
down into more familiar ground.
"White City" and much of the al-
bum is dedicated to London. It does
have the desolate sound of the
expatriot. That sound, though, is
dressed-up. The melancholia is
hidden in anger, the anger in dissi-
pation.
What you've heard about them is
true. They mix the best elements of
apoplectic English punk and raw-
throated traditional Irish folk to
make a combination that works.
What you get is a man shouting
unintelligible but meaningful lyr-
ics while fifes and pipes make a
swirlingbackdrop. But like all tragic
heroes, the Pogues have a tragic
flaw.
They chose Steve Lillywhite to
produce their album.
Lillywhite, the man responsible
for some of U2's worst pre-Unfor-
gettable Fire excesses — which is
ironic because this production ech-
oes Unforgettable Fire more than
anything. It goes hog-wild. Let's
just say it' s a wee bit overproduced .
On "USA," Lillywhite almost ruins
a v ell-crafted song by adding an
embarrassingly overdone finale
reminiscent of the mess he made of
Marshall Crenshaw's Field Day
album. The Pogues need a more
immediate, pared down sound to
make their desolation come
through.
So what does this mean for the
album? Well, no matter its faults,
the music's bounce and cheek pulls
you in. It sounds like a magnificent,
Australian sheep shearing party.
And what does that mean for
Maine? It's a shame. Maine could
have done with a bit of Poguetry.
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The Bowdodm Orient
Friday, September 15, 1989
Blitzer-
(Continued from page 5)
Henderson pleaded guilty to
charges of "one count of conspiracy
to receive embezzled government
property, and accessory after the
fact, to possession of national de-
fensedocuments." On March 4, 1987
Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to
life imprisonment and Henderson
to five years of imprisonment. Both
Jonathan Pollard and Anne Hen-
derson are presently serving these
sentences in Federal prisons.
This case of espionage is distinct
from other recent cases due to Pol-
lard's motivation for spying. He was
not a trained spy and did not em-
bark on his path for monetary rea-
sons. Pollard states, "With my eyes
shut and not fully aware of the
consequences, I entered the terri-
tory of lies without a passport for
return." Pollard was morally moti-
vated to collect information for Is-
rael. In describing his actions, he
acknowledged "blatant dishonesty,
but never its disloyalty," his rea-
soning being that Israel and the U.S.
are allies.
When denied asylum in the Is-
raeli embassy, he felt betrayed. As a
result, when questioned about his
espionage and Israel's role, Pollard
gave more information than Israel
had anticipated.
The fact that the U.S. and Israel
are such good allies complicates this
case since the information was not
divulged toan "enemy" power, and
since it was not publicly proven to
contain facts harmful to national
security interests.
Wolf Blitzer clearly and elo-
quently details the various consid-
erations that both the United States
and Israel had to consider when
dealing with this case of espionage.
Blitzer describes the repercussions
in the American Jewish community
which Pollard's actions have caused.
Many American Jews in sensitive
government positions were
screened again afterthe Pollard case
out of a fear that Pollard's dual
loyalty would be a wide-spread
practice amidst the American Jew-
ish community.
In the epilogue of the book, Bl-
itzer attempts toanswersomeof the .
perplexing questions raised by the
case. Blitzer questions why he was
the first journalist granted inter-
views with Pollard while he was
imprisoned before being sentenced.
Blitzer states,"I continue to believe
that I acted professionally and re-
sponsibly even though I am pre-
pared to concede that the govern-
ment — in seeking a stiff sentence
for Pollard— used me." Blitzer sug-
gests that the government suc-
ceeded in getting Pollard to violate
his plea bargaining agreement by
granting an interview without
Naval Intelligenceconsent — a stipu-
lation of his plea-bargain agreement
with the U.S.
Blitzer'sbook illustrates the intri-
cate tactics and sacrifices that must
be made in order to preserve the
valuable relationship between two
allies when an act of espionage is
committed between them.
Wolf Blitzer 7 s lecture on Sunday
will offer greater insight into the
conflicts the Pollard case has caused
in American-Israeli relations as well
as present issues of concern in
American-Israeli and Arab-Israeli
relations.
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"MacroApplications of Human Relations: Skills in Peace
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place on Friday, September 15 at 8:00 in Beam Classroom.
Hughes works as a facilitator for various international or-
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will focus on the educational values transmitted throughout
negotiation processes.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 7
S ports
Bears blast UNE in record- setting 7-0 rout
PETE GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
The 1989 men's soccer season
began in record setting fashion on
Tuesday as the Bears trounced the
University of New England 7-0. The
seven goals in one game is a new
Bowdoin record for goals in a game,
eclipsing the former record by one
goal.
In a carbon copy of last year's
game, which the Bears won 6-0, the
Bears dominated from the outset in
posting their first shutout of the
season. Goaltender Bruce Wilson
'90 was the beneficiary of the on-
slaught as he recorded his fifth
shutout in under two seasons.
Last season's scoring leaders,
strikers Lance Conrad '91 and tri-
captain Chris Garbaccio '90, are
again setting the pace for the up-
coming season as each tallied two
goals and one assist. The two
combined for the game's initial goal
ten minutes into the game when
Conrad headed a pass from Blair
Dils '90 to Garbaccio who rocketed
a shot into the upper right corner
of the net.
Five minutes later, Conrad
notched his first of the year on an
indirect kick from twelve yards
out. Tri-captain Dirk Asherman '90
assisted on the play. The first half
ended with the Bears ahead 2-0.
The Bears wasted but one min-
ute and change in the second half
as tri-captain John Secor '90 took a
cross about six yards from the net
and beat the goaltender for a 3-0
lead. No assist was given on the
play. This opened the floodgates
as a demoralized UNE team fell
apart.
The Bears ended any semblance
of a contest when Garbaccio (assist
to Secor), Conrad (Garbaccio), and
midfielder Bill Lange '91 (Bob
Shultz '90) all scored within a 5
minute 20 second span. Greg Hos-
tetter '91 concluded the scoring
with but a minute left in the game
when he lofted a long rebound into
the net. Credit Shultz with his sec-
ond assist on the goal. The Bears
ended the game with a 32-6 edge in
shots.
'This was a good game because
a lot of people played and it will be
a confidence builder for the team,
but its over ancThow we are gear-
ing up for Amherst. We are going
to need an increase in the level of
play fromeverybody against them,
" said Secor.
Garbaccio agrees, "It was good to
open against them because it gave
us a chance to work on things we
needed to (in a game situation), but
most teams we will play will be
worlds apart in ability compared to
UNE."
Both Garbaccio and Secor noted
that the team will have to pick up its
intensity for futuregames. "We need
to be quicker in the midfield and on
transitions from offense to defense
anddefensetooffense, "saidSecor.
The defense was hardly tested in
the opener and will be pressured
much more when the 8th ranked
Bears host the 4th ranked Amherst
Lord Jeffs Saturday at 2:00. The
game should feature excellent de-
fense from both teams. Last year,
the Bears stunned the Lord Jeffs 2-
at Amherst setting the tone for a
playoff season; they will look to do
the same tomorrow.
Harriers off and running
Golf tees up for home invitational
BLAIR DILS
ORIENT Staff
The Bowdoin Golf Squad, led by
three year letter winner and num-
ber one player Steve Mitchell, kicks
off season with the annual Bow-
doin Invitational, held this week-
end at the Brunswick Golf Club.
Mitchell '90 leads a squad of new
players emerging and re-emerging
on the Polar Bear golf scene.
Replacing three players who
graduated last year are two veter-
ans of the game. Senior Scott
Stikeleather has earned his way into
the top five and will contribute to
the program for the first time. Craig
Nieman '91, also an integral part of
the Men's Squash team, had taken
a year off from the team but has
Crew is here to stay
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
When the crew team formed
about four years ago, they weren't
a team or a club; they were just a
group of people rowing crew. Crew
at Bowdoin? Many thought it
wouldn't last. A few dedicated
people worked very hard and
proved the doubters wrong. Last
week, 74 people showed up to the
first meeting. That many people at
any organization on campus is
amazing.
Now, crew is no longer hist a
"group". This summer, the team
was granted club status.
Although crew is officially a
"club", there is no denying it is
very much a sport. Repeated seven-
mile runs is not a light workout.
Not only do they train hard, the
team members get up at the un-
godly hour of 5:30 a.m. to practice
on the icy Androscoggin..
Six student officers and two vol-
unteer coaches run the wholeshow.
Eric Foushee '90, Grant Mershon
^91, Nick Schmidt '91, Gwynne
Oosterbaan '92, Hope Metcalf '92,
and Cindy Atwell '92 spend more
hours than they care to think about
organizing crew.
What would be different if crew
was recognized as a varsity sport
rather than a club? Basically, there's
only once difference, but it's a big
one — money.
Everything the team has, the
shells, oars, etc., were provided
with the help of alumnus Phinneas
Sprague. Now that crew is a club
Lsport, they receive some money
from the Student Activities Fee
Committee. The S.A.F.C. does
what it can, but the money is a
mere pittance of what the team
really needs.
"It's difficult to travel to regat-
tas, because we get no money from
the Athletic Department," said
AtwelL "We have to pay for our
own meals, and we can't stay in
hotels. We have to stay at the
house of someone on the team."
Transportation is another big
problem. None of the school's
vans are availible for crew. Last
spring, the team depended on
Bates to get to the races, and when
Bates decided to forfeit a race,
Bowdoin had no choice but to
forfeit also.
"We don't want to have to
depend on another school for our
transportation," said Foushee.
"This year we are renting our own
vans. However, that's just more
work to take care of, and it costs
money to rent the vans — money
we don't have."
The boat situation isn't much
better. They have four four-man
boats, actually three, since one
boat is in poor condition, to say
the least. There are fourteen boats
that need to go on the water. What
that means is that the competitive
boats get about five hours of water
time per week. Crew teams at
other schools average that a day.
Despite this lack of facilities and
practice time, the crew members
have done surprisingly well.
"Last year the men's light-
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returned and is playing well.
Finishing out the five-man
squad are Brad Chin '91 and Alex
Ruttenberg '91. Chin and Rutten-
berg, a returner from last year's
squad, are long ball hitters who
should contribute often in the
matches and tournaments this sea-
son.
A total of thirteen teams will
journey to Brunswick this weekend
including Bates, Colby, UMO,MIT,
Merrimac, USM, St. Anselm, and
UNH. According to Coach Terry
Meagher, two-time defending
champs UNH are the team to beat.
"We would like to finish second.
We finished third last year. Also,
Steve (Mitchell), who won Medalist
honors here bef oreshould be one of
the favorites," Meagher added.
MARGARET HERON
ORIENT Contributor
The men of the Bowdoin cross-
country team are getting fired up
for another fun-filled successful
season of Division III racing. The
team is hoping to reassert itself this
year as a major force to be reckoned
with in the New England racing
scene.
This years tri-captains Marty Ma-
lague '90, John Dougherty '91, and
Lance Hickey '91 have confidence
in the team's new found strength.
"We are hoping to surprise a lot of
people with our strength and
depth," remarked Malague and
Hickey.
"Staying healthy is the key to our
success, as injuries have plagued us
in the past," added Dougherty.
Malague, Dougherty, and Hickey
are all returning letter winners, and
promise to be major contributors to
the team this fall. Complementing
the strong performances of these
men will be the other returning
members of the varsity squad, Ed
Beagan '91 and Bill Callahan '92.
Alex Bentley '92, Dan-Gallagher
'92, Ted Labbe '92, and Brett Wick-
ard '90 round off the list of veteran
runners who are also looking to be
contributors to the team this sea-
son.
Having lostonly one varsity team
member to graduation, Tod Dillon,
the male harriers can only improve
withthe addition of newblood from
the freshman class. Sam Sharkey,
Scott Mostrom, Andy Kinley, and
Andrew Yim, will be names to
watch in the upcoming season.
"There is a lot of talent in the
freshman class," said Dougherty.
The team is gearing up for a sea-
son full of solid competition on
many of New England's toughest
courses. ArchrivalsColbyand Bates
will be especially strong this year.
"The team have been working
very hard this month," said Coach
Peter Slovenski. "I've been particu-
larly impressed with the leadership
of Marty, Lance, and John. They've
brought the team together quickly ."
Hopefully the hard work and
leadership will payoff forthe men's
team as they begin their season on
Saturday, Sept. 16 at the University
of Maine-Orono.
Strong defense key to soccer season
DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
Cautious optimism might be the
best way to describe women's soc-
cer Coach John Cullen's view of his
team. The team returns a strong
nucleus from last year's 7-6-2 squad
but needs a healthy group to pro-
duce the victories this season.
The co-captains, midfielder Karen
Crehore '90, and back Susanne
Garibaldi '90, lead a group of six
returning seniors. Cullen praised
the two for "getting the team in
shape and setting the pace for the
other players."
The team has experience at the
forward position in seniors Liz
Brown '90 and Sue Ingram '90.
Another senior, Booka Smith '90,
has been moved from back to for-
ward; Smith is returning from a
second major knee operation and is
working very hard at her new posi-
tion. Three year starter Kathleen
Devaney '90 returns at back to pro-
vide defensive experience
Other returning starters are for-
ward Didi Salmon '92, midfielders
Sarah Russell '91 and Sara Wasin-
ger '92, back Lynn Mastre '91 and
goalie Mel Koza '91. Sophomores
Tracy Ingram '92 and K.C. Frary '92
should also see plenty of action.
Cullen is encouraged by a strong
freshman class. Julie Roy '93 and
Jen Cain '93 will bring depth to the
forward position, while versatile
Tammy Ruter '93 can play either
midfielder or back. Defensively,
Carol Tljomas '93 should see time
at back, while Caroline Blair-Smith
'93 will battle Koza for time in the
net.
Bowdoin's schedule is a tough
one, featuring Division I power
UVM and Division II New Hamp-
shire College, whom the Polar Bears
meet in their home opener on Tues-
day. Within the division, Cullen
expects tough contests from Ply-
mouth St., Conn . College, Tufts, and
Salem St., all of whom beat Bow-
doin by just one goal last season.
(Continued on page 9)
Lyrnie Maatre «91 and Julie Roy «W prep for opener. Photo by Bidu -92
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Page 8
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 15, 1989
Aquabears take the plunge
DAN COURCEY
ORIENT Contributor
Despite the fact that it is consis-
tently overlooked on campus, the
water polo team has been working
to repeat last year's impressive
season.
In '88, the club posted a 10-8 rec-
ord. In addition to the winning
mark, they placed fourth in the
Division II New England Champi-
onships, amidst a field of solid
competition.
This year looks just as promising.
Despite the losses of Bill Hall,
Rob Tisdale, Pete Thalheimer, and
Tom Francouer to graduation, many
key players on the 25 member coed
team return.
Back for the Bears is senior tri-
captain Keith Paine, Bowdoin's top
goal scorer last fall.
Adding his experience is tri-cap-
tain Bob Paglione '90, who prom-
ises an exciting "high-scoring sea-
son". The other captain, Rick Rhein-
hard, will also be one of Bowdoin's
top performers this year.
It's not only the seniors who are
the dominating force on the team
this year. Look for sophomore vet-
erans John Diener and Bob McGarr
to play a big part in the club's suc-
cess in '89.
The future is bright for theyoung
team that has a strong group of
newcomers. Be on the lookout for
freshmen Eric Gregg, Chris Ball,
goalie Dave Getchell and Pat
McCoy, who should be major con-
tributors this season.
Stiff competition is lined up for
the water polo club this season, as
they face such powers as Williams,
BU, Bates, Colby, Amherst, and
Dartmouth.
The Polar Bears will be at home
on Oct. 7 when they host their
annual home tournament at the
Farley Pool.
Crew club scurries to scull
ERIC FOUSHEE
ORIENT Business Manager
After a great deal of hard work,
the crew team has achieved club
status this year.
This is a big boost to a team which
is set to begin a very promising
season.
Crew has been gaining interest at
Bowdoin over the past four years.
Membership has increased stead-
ily each year, with over seventy
people signing up at the beginning
of this semester.
Captains Hope Metcalf '92 and
Grant Mershon '91 are among
approximately twenty returning
members. They believe the team
can do well in its races this year,
provided the new members can
Bagadeuce Regatta
Final Results
1. Brown
42 points
8. Harvard
107
2. Yale
58
9. Maine Maritime
121
3. Tufts
84
10. Mass. Maritime
158
4.BU
87
11. Williams
129
5. M.I.T.
87
12. Brandeis
173
6. Conn. College
98
13. Bowdoin
187
7. Coast Guard
104
14. Colby
198
Crew
leam quickly.
There are fourteen individual
boats this year, primarily novice
boats. All of the four-man boats
will participate in at least two of
five races this fall.
The crew team has many pres-
tigious races scheduled for the fall
season. The schedule includes the
Head of the Androscoggin, The
Head of the Connecticut, and the
Head of the Merrimac. The season
culminates at the Head of the Char-
les on October 22.
Crew's racing schedule begins
September 23.These are head races,
where boats race against the cloak
over a three mile course.
Although the spring schedule
has not been set, the team is already
looking forward to the annual An-
droscoggin Regatta held here in
the spring.
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weight boat beat a Harvard boat,"
said Mershon. That made us so
proud-to beat a Harvard boat. "
Atwell also added that the men's
heavyweights and the women's
lightweights are looking very strong
this season.
There is no denying the fact that
crew isan increasingly popular sport
at Bowdoin.
"When I'm giving tours of the
campus, the one question I'm asked
most often is whether Bowdoin has
a crew team-not football or hockey,
but crew," said Atwell.
Recently, there has been confu-
sion over a million dollar grant the
athletic department recently re-
ceived. The grant is to establish the
Ashmead White Chair for the Di-
rector of Athletics. To dispel many
rumors, this grant does not free any
money to be used toward athletic
programs.
Despite the money problems, the
Athletic Department would like to
see the crew team succeed.
"There is a rule that teams with
club status must remain as clubs for
at least three years," said Sid Wat-
son, the Athletic Director. "This is
to weed out those groups that are
really serious."
"If crew continues growing and
many people become involved, I
would like to see it succeed," he
added.
Whether "succeed" means even-
tually becoming a varsity sport is
another matter.
Due to the ongoing debates over
athletics versus academics, Watson
believes it will "be difficult for fu-
ture clubs to attain varsity status."
Many members of the faculty feel
Bowdoin has too many varsity level
sports as it is; they last thing it
needs is another.
What the crew members would
like now is for the administration
to take into consideration the tre-
mendous amount of interest and
keep crew in mind as a potential
varsity sport.
"We training very hard this sea-
son," said Mershon. "We're seri-
ous about this, and we're deter-
mined to see it succeed."
He added, "Keep looking. Ten
years down the road, crew will still
be here."
Despite the lack of money, lack
of administrative support, despite
everything, there seems to be little
doubt: crew is here to stay.
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Committee seeks "creative" leader
The Search Committee recently
completed production of a formal
statement of what it is seeking in
the next President of Bowdoin. The
statement opens with a brief de-
scription of the College for the
benefit of potential applicants. The
remaining three sections are re-
printed in full here, with the con-
sent of the Committee.
Responsibilities
The 13th President of Bowdoin
College will be appointed by, and
report to, the College's Governing
Boards of 1 2 Trustees and 44 Over-
seers. He or she is not only the
Chief Executive Officer of the
College, but also carries formal re-
sponsibility for intellectual and
curricular leadership as Chair of
the faculty and of its Curriculum
and Educational Policy Commit-
tee. Reporting to the President
through the senior administrative
and support personnel. The Presi-
dent will assume leadership of the
College's long- and short-range
planning, operating and capital
budgeting, and will establish fis-
cal and programmatic priorities.
Bowdoin looks to its new Presi-
dent to be a catalyst who will lead
the College community to a strong
and shared sense of mission and
priorities and who will inspire the
College constituencies to work
together in achieving them. As the
prinicipal representative of the
College at the local, state and na-
tional levels, and to theeducational
community as a whole, the Presi-
dent is expected to participate in
appropriate organizations and to
bean active spokesperson for Bow-
doin and for the liberal arts.
Challenges
As Bowdoin enters the 1990's
and approcahes its bicentennial
year, certain key challenges face its
next President:
• Sharpening the definition of
the College's educational purposes
and values. By building a consen-
sus in the Bowdoin community
about the College's educational
values and goals, the President wil
give direction to the continuing
review of the curriculum and es-
tablish priorities for allocating
resources across the College and
within the academic program.
• Increasing diversity among
students, faculty and staff. The
President will work to fulfill the
College's strong committment to
diversity in terms of race, ethin-
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icity, socioeconomic level and ge-
ography within the limitations of
resources.
• Integration of the student resi-
dential life at Bowdoin into the
educational life of the College. Dis-
cussion and planning for a campus
center, improved dormitory space,
added dining space and the role of
fraternities must link decisions
about student life to the College's
central goals of liberal education.
• Building the College's financial
resources on the occasion of its bi-
cenntennial. Notwithstanding its
nearly completed capital campaign,
Bowdoin's endowment is smaller
than that of many institutions with
which it competes and is insuffi-
cient to meet the challenges of the
future.
• Developing a participatory
long-range planning process that
involves faculty, staff, and the
Governing Boards. Planning must
include evaluation and enhance-
ment of the physical plant and
management of the College's finan-
cial resources. Consideration of the
size of the student body must be a
part of this effort.
Qualifications
The College seeks a vigorous,
creative and articulate leader who
will understand Bowdoin's history
and traditions and prepare the Col-
lege for the next century. The Search
Committee invites applicants with
diverse backgrounds who present
professionla nd academic creden-
tials that will command the respect
of the Bowdoin faculty and other
College constituencies. The next
President of Bowdoin must have
demonstrated an understanding of,
and a sympathy for, the purposes of
a liberal arts education and the
desire to foster intellectual curiosity
and creativity in faculty, students,
and staff alike. While the Search
Committee expects evidence of
strong managerial ability, its em-
phasis is on leadership, decision-
making, organizational, delegation
and consesnus-building skills. The
President must show a sensitivity
to the interrelationships of all ele-
ments of a small coeducational resi-
dential college and have the ability
to guide the community in sustain-
ing an appropriate balance bet ween
cocurricular and intellectual pur-
suits. The individual Bowdoin seeks
will be highly skilled in written and
oral communication, with a public
presence effective for a wide range
of audiences and settings. The Presi-
dent must personify the highest
ethical and moral standards. Per-
sonal stability, a sense of humor
and abundant energy and stamina
are also prerequisites for success in
this position.
Search begins —
(continued from page 1)
didates, women and the future of
fraternities. The Com mittee refused
to answer any-specifics, insisting
instead that it would search simply
for the best candidate.
Others were concerned about the
lack of public participation in the
future. Andrew Appel '90 said he
felt leaving the decision tol6 people
was "chancey. The college is ex-
pected to go along with your
choice."
Magee, however, said that all the
members were elected to the com-
mittee by their peers, and that was
the way the system works. "It is not
our intention of putting someone
up in front of the campus for re-
view. You'll have to trust us."
The Committee was also asked if
it had ranked the list of challenges
the President must face. Professor
of Chemistry Samuel S. Butcher,
who will be the campus spokesper-
son for the group, said that he and
McEwen were unable to rank the
challenges in order of importance.
"1 would say," said McEwen,
"that a candidate who does onlv
one of those things well rs not a
good candidate. We're searching for
something more."
Search Committee Chairman John Magee '47 addresses the an
audience of concerned members of the community at Tuesday's open
forum. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Probation
(Continued from page 1)
Because of these incidents, the
IFC has put Kappa Sigma on social
probation, effective for four weeks.
On October 6, theconclusion of their
probation, Kappa Sigma will host
an alcohol-free party. Other mem-
bers of the IFC have agreed not to
host any other parties on that day to
show support for the chemical-free
night. Kappa Sigma will also spon-
sor a program to take place in the
dorms for freshmen and women on
the effects of alcohol.
The IFC subcommittee also de-
cided that Kappa Sigma must set up
the guidelines for a Social Func-
tions Policy Oversight Committee
that would monitor fraternities'
social activities andnielp identify
violations of IFC policies.
Women's soccer -
In a letter to Dean of Students
Kenneth Lewallen, IFC President
Jeff Patterson outlined Kappa
Sigma' s violations of five social
functions. These infractions in-
cluded: (1) allowing the number of
people in the house to exceed ca-
pacity limits; (2) loud music that
elicited complaints from neighbors;
(3) not properly patrolling the area
around the house; (4) not notifying
Campus Security about the party,
and (5) not properly monitoring the
entrances to the house and
blocking exits with furniture in-
stead of door monitors.
The IFC is currently in the proc-
ess of establishing capacity limits
for each fraternity, as well as trying
to put a new Security Registration
system into effect.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 15, 1989
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The Bowdoin $k Orient
The Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly in the United States
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TAMARA M. DASSANAYAKE
ERIC F. FOUSHEE
MICHAEL T. TOWNSEND
Life without Rush
Had the pattern of recent years
held, tomorrow night would
have been Drop Night, the cul-
mination of a frantic period of salesman-
ship by fraternity members to lure new
students into their fold. Scores of stu-
dents — the majority of them freshmen
— would have walked across campus to
thefraternity of their choice and dropped.
Yet Drop Night will come and go this
year just like anyordinary Saturday night,
because there is no first semester rush.
Instead, the multitudes will again de-
scend upon Wentworth Hall for dinner
and attempt to set a record for the most
people and least comfort in one space.
Then everyone will drift off to small
parties, maybe a movie, perhaps a cam-
pus-wide later. Just like every other Sat-
urday.
When this year's senior class came to
Bowdoin, its members were greeted with
two frantic weeks known as wet rush.
New students staggered from fraternity
to fraternity, and wondered in the morn-
ing whom they had met the night before.
The majority of the class of 1 990 probably
recalls that it was a pretty fun and crazy
time, if they recall anything at all.
The next two years saw varying de-
grees of dry rush during the first semes-
ter.'Fraternities did an admirable job of
coming up with off-the-wall ideas for
party themes and the whole concept
seemed to work pretty well.
But the major drawback to the immedi-
ate rush, either wet or dry, was the diffi-
culty a new student had in making an
informed decision about whether he or
she fit into a particular fraternity. Rush is
a selling period: fraternity members at-
tempt to sell their house to the new stu-
dent, while the prospective pledge tries
to present an appropriate image of him-
self or herself in order to be blessed with
the elusive bid.
We are not making a judgement on
whether this is a good thing or a bad
thing; rather, that is simply the way the
system works. In the space of two weeks,
fraternity members often succeeded in
selling their house to a freshman. But
after some period of time, that freshman
might discover that he or she d idn' t quite
fit in with the members of the house, after
really getting to know them.
The simple truth is that two weeks just
wasn't long enough to form any definite
opinion about each house. Two weeks
may not even have been enough for a
person to visitevery house. If onedoesn't
know all the choices, one can't choose
with confidence.
The second semester rush policy may
leave a somewhat less interesting first
few weeks of school for this year's in-
coming class. And some speculate that it
may damage fraternities because people
will have already formed tight groups of
friends by January, and won't look to
fraternities for that purpose.
But we don't think that will be the case.
We think postponing rush for a semester
will benefit both fraternities and new
students. A freshman will be sure by the
winter about the people in a particular
fraternity, and will be able to make a
good decision about whether to spend
Tour years with those people.
For fraternities, it seems that they will
have much stronger drop classes in the
winter, made up of groups of truly en-
thusiastic students who are less likely to
change their minds after a day or a week
or a month. And maybe those groups of
friends that will form this semester will
drop at a house together, and form a
nucleus for that house in years to come.
Many people say that the absence of
rush this semester has led instead to a full
semester, informal rush.. That may be
true, but the pressure is gone for now.
Everyone is much more relaxed, know-
ing they don't have to make a decision
tomorrow,and fratemitiescanspend time
meeting people, and less time selling.
The system will be stronger as a result.
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Letters —
Greason responds —
(Editor's note: Last week a letter appeared in
this space from 32 alumni to President Greason
regarding the Science Center. The President has
asked that his response to those alumni be
printed here.)
Dear John:
Thank you for your cordial note and for the
accompanying letter from you and some thirty
"interested and supportive alumni" express-
ing concern over the cutting of pines for a
parking lot and the start of a science facility
for which funds have not yet been completely
raised.
I am sorry there wasn't a real opportunity
to sit down and talk through your concerns
before your letter was prepared, for it seems
to me that it doesn't reflect the full state of
affairs. A summary of what occurred and, just
as important, how and why it occurred might
be helpful.
The science facility has been a long time in
the planning. The state of the old science
buildings and the need to bring the sciences
together made a science center one of the ear-
liest priorities of the Capital Campaign. Once
the Campaign was underway and a Science
BuildingCommitteewasestablished (the very
kind of representative committee that you
desire to review the matter), it became clear
that the costs entailed in a modern facility
would far exceed earlier estimates and the
realistic fund raising capacity of the College.
It was for that reason that the Committee
recommended the present location, for the
utilization of Sills and Cleaveland as part of
the facility could save many millions. The
choice of location also recognized the desire
of the science departments not to be removed
from the campus proper.
As the architects addressed the problem, it
was clear to all involved that some thirty or so
trees would have to come down for the li-
brary wing and the main building. As .we
approached the town Planning Committee
and the state Environmental Protection
Agency, it also became clear that the present
parking lot behind Cleaveland and adjacent
to the Dayton Arena would have to be ex-
panded. We were not only creating a greater
intensity of parking need by combining the
sciences in that area, but plans to make theold
cage and pool into a campus center would
also generate parking needs. After all, the
Moulton Union and its adjacent parking were
planned for a College of 500, not 1400. Even
more important, Bowdoin has for some time
£een a bad neighbor spilling its parking prob-
lems into adjacent streets. Any building
change would properly be an occasion for the
town to insist on increased parking 'space
relative to new or renovated structures. There
was no freedom for negotiation. Bowdoin
knew what it was obligated to do and did it.
I'm proud of that.
As for the location of the parking, it made
no sense to try to place it elsewhere. Other
trees would have gone down or neighbors
would have protested. Safety was also a con-
sideration. After much discussion and con-
sideration of other options, last January in the
Physical Plant Committee, the recommenda-
tion to enlarge the present lot was reluctantly
made and reviewed by the Financial Plan-
ning Committee and the Executive Commit-
tee (all committees again representing alumni,
faculty, students, and members of the Gov-
erning Boards). Ultimately the plans were
approved by the Governing Boards.
To expand the parking lot, some sixty trees
were felled, many of which were planted in
the 1940's. The design of the lot with its zig-
zags and its islands spared other trees. This
week over fifty white pines are being planted
in and around the lot to intensify the grove,
and several of them, with blueberry bushes,
are going in front of the heating plant were
two trees, too close to the building, came
down. Rhododendron and other shrubs are
also being planted among the pines. The whole
project is under the direction of Saratoga
Associates, which did such a good job with
the campus Mall by the polar bear. The end
result will be a necessary project made attrac-
tive in keeping with the rest of the campus.
No alumni need ever apologize for it.
As for the financing of the science facility,
the Margaret Milliken Hatch Charitable Trust
and the Cobble Pond Foundation made gifts
to the College totaling almost $2,500,000 for
the Hatch Science Library and the mainbuild-
ing. In all, slightly over $4,000,000 has been
raised or pledged from foundations and indi-
viduals. The $2,500,000 gift was conditional
on the construction of the Hatch Science Li-
brary beginning in the spring of 1989, and so
we broke ground last June fro the project and
took out a construction loan of $4,000,000,
some $2,000,000 of which covers moving utili-
ties, reworking drainage, building parking
space, and doing other site work that is neces-
sary for the project as a whole — as well as for
thecampus center. We anticipate raising fund s •
to repay the loan during the construction of
the library wing. As for the main building
joining the wings, that will be started only
when funding permits. The badly needed
science library wing (to avoid further crowd-
ing in Hawthorne-Longfellow) can stand
alone for the time being.
I hope this explanation clarifies some of
your concerns. Since you have informed all
Governing Boards members of your recom-
mendations, they are free to take such action
as they see fit. 1 feel, however, that the College
has proceeded in an open fashion with its
plans and that the kind of "joint committee of
all the College constituencies" that you call
for to reassess the project has already oc-
curred at several steps in the development of
the science facility and its attendant needs.
Meanwhile "The Bowdoin Pines," on ei-
ther side of the Bath Road, stand well cared
for, and the campus boasts some 200 new
trees since 1980. Bowdoin is blessed, 1 think,
with two Governing Boards who care very
much about thecampus and its special setting
and are determined to preserve it.
This response, I realize, will not answer
your desire to undo what has been done, but
it will, 1 hope, reassure you that the process
you respect has been followed and that the
values you cherish have been very much in
the minds of all who have been involved in
seeing Bowdoin accommodate its science
instruction and research for the next century
while meeting its obligations along the way
to our neighbors in Brunswick.
Your ongoing interest in your College
continues to be appreciated, and as we lay
plans for future projects, I hope you will be
willing to participate. In- the final analysis,
your underlying concerns are Bowdoin's too.
Sincerely,
A. LeRoy Greason
P.S. One change you will appreciate is the
establishing of a new campus committee, the
Committee on Environmental Impact, to rec-
ommend policies and review plans affecting
the campus environment. We have a similar
committee, theCommitteeon Historical Build-
ings, to address any architectural changes on
old buildings (railing, lighting, storm win-
dows, paint, etc.), and it has been very help-
ful.
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Friday, September 15, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 11
Feminists misdirect their efforts Letters
If anyone bothered to open the
latest printing of Sources: Their Use
and Acknowledgement, he would
have found an annoying sheet of
folded paper that fell out. If he
"were smart, he would have left it
on the ground. If not, he picked it
up, asked, "Hmm, what the hell is
this?" and read it.
I always wondered what
Dorothy P. Coleman, Assistant
Professor of Philosophy, does in
her spare time. Does she do Earth-
shattering research, you ask? Sur-
vey says — nope. Instead, Dorothy
P.Coleman, Assistant Professor of
Philosophy, splits hairs and ana-
lyzes the English language ad
nauseam.
In her latest one-page wonder,
Dorothy P. Coleman, Assistant
Professor of Philosophy, discusses
"Eliminating the Generic Use of
Wan/ He' and 'His.'" There is no
doubt that sexism and harassment
exist at frightening levels, even on
this campus. Men around the
* orld continue to abuse women.
I hey spew forth obscenities and
vulgarities to describe women.
However, "man, he and his" are
not, in my opinion, included in
this category.
Mankind has a long way to go
before full equality between the
sixes is fully realized, but works
like Professor Coleman's focus on
v!
a non-issue, a matter of writing style.
How many male students or au-
thors overtly think, "Oh, I'm better
than women, so, I'll just use 'man,
he and his' in all my papers." In fact,
the use of these terms is quite
"generic," and therefore harmless.
There is no malice or even conscious
thought on the part of most writers
to express sexism in their works.
If all expressions in writing are to
be non-sexist, historical tomes must
be thrown away, or at least, rewrit-
ten. Our literature and historical
writings are the examples for aspir-
ing young Hemingways,
Shakespeares and George Eliots.
Political works would require se-
vere editing. Many firmly en-
trenched colloquialisms would have
to be altered. It gets a little ridicu-
lous thinking of writers' conferences
where the sole purpose is to come
up with suggestions for editing the
English language. A few examples:
"Man overboard !" would have to
be rethought and replaced with
"Anthropoid overboard."
"Hey, you guys!" would become
"Hey, you androgynous group of
sentient beings."
"One small step for man, one giant
step for mankind," would change
to "One small step for man and
woman, one giant step for human-
kind."
"It ain't a night fit for man nor
beast," (forgetting the horrible
grammar), would be "It ain't a night
fit for humanoid figures nor beast."
"Anchors aweigh, my boys,"
would have to become, "Anchors
aweigh, my prepubescent people."
Was Franklin Roosevelt sexist?
His speeches are laced with refer-
ences to "man" and "mankind."
His language merely reflects the
culture of his times and his style.
Sexism assumes males look down
on their female counterparts. As
Eleanor Roosevelt put it, "No one
can make you feel inferior with-
out your consent."
Historyisfullofexamplesofthe
generic useof "man, he and his."
Of course nobody will ever expect
famous titles and quotations to be
rewritten. We take them for what
they are worth and and learn from
them.
If women are offended by male
diction, why don't they employ,
"woman, she and hers" when
writing. If it is natural and a stylis-
tic point, rather than a question of
sexism, then what is the problem?
I write the way I write. I have my
own style.
When I left Beijing in June, the
students' cries for freedom
changed to screams of anguish as
their hopes were crushed by ma-
chine guns and tanks. That is a real
issue. Women around the world
are physically beaten and abused .
That, too, is a real issue. Quibbling
over quirks in the English language
is a joke. I would pay anything to
put an end to discrimination. Per-
haps Bowdoin should consider
other uses for the money ill-spent
spent on misdirected, one-page
analyses and help women in their
fight against equality. Donate the
money to a shelter for battered
women or redirect it to the
Women's Studies Department,
where it can be put to good use.
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Minority statistics corrected—
To the Editor:
I want to bring to your attention
the admissions statistics reported
in the September 8 issue of the Ori-
ent. Specifically the student of color
profile varies from the statistics I
have been maintaining. For your
edification, there are 21 African
Americans (5.3%), 17 Asian Ameri-
cans (4.3%), 9 Hispanic Americans
(2.3%) and no Native Americans.
These figures are slightly different
than those reported.
Sincerely,
Leon M. Braswell
Assistant Directorof Admissions
Blood drive nears
To the Editor:
This Monday, September 18, we
are having the first blood drive of
the year. As usual, the drive will run
from 3-9 p.m. and will be held in
Sargent Gymnasium. This gives
people with sports or labs time to
come donate after dinner. Last year,
our first drive proved to be a suc-
cess largely due to an unexpectedly
large freshman turnout. We are
hoping for a similar turnout this
year. (Proctors, please fire up.)
Giving blood involves no risk as
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VOLUME CXIX
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
NUMBER 3
Bowdoin students who studied in China last year: (l.to r.) Andrew McCabe, Justin Prisendorf, Selena
Cantor, Adam Najberg, Jen Goldsmith and Breffni Kehoe. Photo by Christa Torrens.
Students spin a unique tale of China
LYNN WARNER
ORIENT Contributor
Students picketing government
buildings, assaulting troops with
rocks and bottles, chanting and
imploring for better treatment:
this is the picture the U.S. media
painted of the "student protests"
in China last spring.
However, several Bowdoin
seniors who spent last year study-
ing .in Beijing expressed their
feeling that the people of the
United States could not fully
comprehend the plight of the
Chinese citizens from the infor-
mation the newspapers and tele-
vision networks presented.
Upon their return to the United
States, several Bowdoin students
who had spent the year in Beijing
were met with misconceptions of
the situation in China.
Fred Bierhaus, one of the stu-
dents who studied in Beijing, said
the "people in the U.S. didn't under-
stand what led to" the protests. Jen
Goldsmith expressed her belief that
the media did cover the "mecha-
nisms of change, ... but the focus
was on violence, not on the back-
ground of the students and the
education system."
Andrew McCabe explained that
contrary to popular opinion in the
United States, the students were not
theonly citizens protesting. As with
all the protest movements, it was
those with the most at stake who
were the instigators* 1 .
'Traditionally in China, move-
ments always start with students
because they have the most free-
dom," said McCabe. Bierhaus con-
curred, "Students are educated and
those are the types to initiate
change."
The students said the movement
started with the death of Huo Yao
Bang, an ex-government official,
on April 19, 1989. Bang was thrown
out of officein 1986 when heopenly
supported the students in their ef-
forts to initiate change. According
to Bierhaus, to the students Bang
"wasthechampionof'.ieircause."
When Bang •died in April the
Bowdoin students sensed the deso-
lation and desperation of theirChi-
nese counterparts. They witnessed
the Chinese students congregate
in Tienanman Squan where they
laid wreaths on the Monument of
the People's Heroes. Bierhaus ex-
plained, "the government didn't
like that becausethey (the students]
were praising someone who'd
been taken out of power."
The movement began to expand
slowly after Bang died, according
to Bowdoin student Breffni Ke~
(Continued on page 12)
Exec board ponders how to fill empty
seats; will hold new elections soon
RICHARD LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
The 1989 -1990 Executive Board
met for the first time Monday eve-
ning in Lancaster Lounge. The nine
present members were elected last
week without contest, as they were
the only eligible candidates who
showed up at the open forum on
Thursday the 14th.
Though the board, as it stands
now, is fully empowered, the
Constitution states that the remain-
ing six spots must be filled within
two weeks of the board's first meet-
ing.
Those currently on the Board are:
Kirk St. Amant '93, Fawn Baird '93,
Dan Brakewood '90, Ara Cohen '93,
Rick Ginsberg '93, Ameen Hadded
INSIDE September 22, 1989
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Page 8
New faculty profiles
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Sports
Polar Bear Spotlight on Steve Mitchell
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'93, Gerald Jones '92, Keri Saltzman
'93, and Mark Thomson '92. All
members are newcomers to the
Executive Board.
The board's first act was to elect
a temporary Chair to serve until
the six empty seats are filled and
another election can be held. It was
decided that a full Chair should
not be elected until the board is at
its full strength of fifteen, due to
the board members' lack of famili-
arity with one another. Mark Th-
omson '92 was elected interim
Chair.
The board then directed its at-
tention to the problem of filling the
remaining seats. The current board
members must now address the
issue many of them promised to
fight in their campaign speeches
(Continued on page 3)
Two senior class
officers resign
SHARON HAYES
ORIENT Asst. News Editor
Two senior classofficers resigned
from, their posts on Monday, Sep-
tember 18. The resignations fol-
lowed the controversial publication
and distribution of the senior class
newsletter last Tuesday.
Theoriginal purposcof the news-
letter was to inform the senior class
of upcoming events and informa-
tion, according to Kate LaPine,
senior class president . The newslet-
ter included a section titled, "Sen-
ior Spotlight," which highlighted
two members of the senior class.
LaPine said the students were cho-
sen at random. Pictures of the two
students were printed along with
anonymous quotations describing
them, gathered from other mem-
bers of the student body.
Kathy Bell, treasurer, and Secre-
tary Laurie Sablak were responsible
for the gathering and compiling of
the newsletter, according to LaP-
ine.
Distribution began on Tuesday,
September 12. One of the students
profiled in the "Spotlight" saw the
newsletter and immediately called
Dean of Students Kenneth Lewal-
len to ask for its removal oh the
grounds that it was "unnecessarily
offensive," said Lewallen.
Lewallen said when he discov-
ered the content of the newsletter,
"I had the remaining documents
removed."
Lewallen stopped the distribu-
tion of 85% of the mailing.
The newsletter was never ap-
proved by either the Dean's office
or the Student Activities Director
and ScniorClass Advisor, Bill Fruth.
In addition, there was no review
process among the class officers:
the president and vice-president did
not see the newsletter before it was
distributed.
LaPine said it was an "enormous
professional error."
Dean Lewallen met with all five
students involved, including the
four officers, on Wednesday, Sep-
tember 13 to discuss the contro-
versy and its possible ramifications.
Later meetings bet ween the of Beers
and Lewallen occurred and on
Monday an agreement was reached
that, Sablak and Bell, would resign.
"At this very moment," Lewal-
len said, "the college has made its
official response."
Lewallen said the issue was a dif-
ficult one. 'The whole episode
brings up issues of responsible
journalism and the spectre of scx^
ual harassment," said Lewallen.
In this case, the parties involved
decided to deal with the problem
internally through the Dean's of-
fice. No formal charges were
pressed.
LaPine, speaking for all the offi-
cers, said, "We were all horrified by
the whole thing."
(Continued on page 12)
College won't expand
DOUG BEAL
ORIENT Contributor
"Since World War II, the notion
that one ought to manage the size of
a college has come into fashion,"
said Thomas Hochstettler, dean for
planning and general administra-
tion. Bowdoin is now just manag-
ing its current 1350 students and,
Hochstettler recommended, should
maintain this figure now and in the
future.
Last year, Hochstettler and the
Long Range Planning Council in-
vestigated effects of enrollment
changes in light of Bowdoin's pres-
ent situation. The college is already
crowded, and adding students
would not enhance student or aca-
demic life/the council concluded.
'To ask the Dean of Faculty to
add faculty is a monumental task,
as is deciding where to put them,"
said Hochstettler. This step would
be necessary with expanded enroll-
ment to retain the present 11:1 stu-
dent/faculty ratio.
Dining Service, one indicator of
crowding at Bowdoin, is straining
to serve students, with both the
Union and Wentworth Hall
crammed tocapacity.Thesamesitu-
ation is true for class schedules,
which the administration extended
into the lunch hours two years ago.
In addition, Hochstettler stated,
"the library is burs tingat the seams,"
which has led the administration to
consider plans to move its offices
into the Moulton Union, Searles, or
both, while allowing the library to
expand into Hawthorne-Longfel-
low.
Hochstettler said "the number of
students is in theory independent
of the size of the student body," as
per capita overhead decreases with
each additional student.
The present number of students,
1350, was determined in 1970 when
the college decided to admit women.
With 950 men at the time, 400
women were admitted with the
understanding that the male/ female
ratio would eventually even out.
(Continued on page 12 )
Page 2
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 22, 1989
Mary Lou Kennedy will replace Larry Pinette as Director of Dining
Services at the end of this month. Photo by Caroline Nastro.
Kennedy to assume new
role in dining service
EVA NAGORSKI
ORIENT Contributor
As Larry Pinette's term as Direc-
tor of the Dining Services comes to
a close, his assistant director for
the past three years is moving up
to take his place. Mary Lou Ken-
nedy will officially hold the title as
the Director of the Bowdoin Din-
ing Services this year.
Kennedy's main interest has al-
ways been the financial division of
the service and she plans to con-
tinue work in this area. Kennedy
said when she first began working
under Pinette, the dining service
had too many different functions
taking place, whether for students,
staff, or the general public. These
functions have been reduced since
Kennedy arrived, allowing a more
flexible budget.
Kennedy discussed the possibil-
ity of a new meal plan system.
With surveys and explorations into
different meal plans at other
schools, Kennedy and the dining
service will be trying to arrange a
much larger selection for students.
One possibility might be to al-
low students to eat their choice of
any 15 meals a week. So far, said
Kennedy, we have "done a lot of
legwork on it but Iwe] have to
price [the meal plansl out."
When asked about the new poli-
cies in the Moulton Union dining
area, Kennedy admitted it is "more
aggravating ... but ... what hap-
pened last year [was that] the
Union was al ways running higher
[in cost]." Too many students not
on full board were taking food
without paying.
The dining services' only choice
to solve this problem was to im-
plement a stricter system, which
is now in effect. Needless to say, it
is fairly unpopular, but according
to Kennedy it is the only present
solution to end this dilemma.
Kennedy's main goal for this
year is to "listen and see what stu-
dents are looking for." Some stu-
dents want more dietetic foods,
while others want more desserts.
Whatever the matter, Kennedy
expressed her desire to do her best
to improve the efficiency and se-
lections offered by the Bowdoin
dining service.
New faces join faculty
(This is the first of a series of articles
profiling new faculty)
JULIE-MARIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Contributor
Many new professors have joined
the Bowdoin faculty this fall in a
variety of different departments,
including government, history and
music.
Instructor in Government Daniel
S. Ward joined the Bowdoin faculty
after teaching for a year at New
York University. Ward received a
Bachelor of Arts degrees from Pur-
due University and recently re-
ceived his P.h.D. from N.Y.U. with
a dissertation on congressional
committees.
Ward, originally from the New
York City area, said he was im-
pressed with the atmosphere at
Bowdoin, especially the relationship
between the faculty and the stu-
dents. This semester Ward is teach-
ing two courses dealing with his
field of concentration — elections
and the Congress. Ward plans to
continue his research into these
areas, looking at the role of political
parties in Congress through Con-
gressional committees.
Assistant Professor of History
Hermann H. Beck is another new
edition. Beck attended school in his
native West Germany, and went on
to the London School of Economics.
Beck received his M.A. degrees in
Freiburg, W. Germany and then
spent a year studying at the Sor-
bonne in Paris. There he was
awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to
the United States. Beck went on to
receive his Ph. D from U.C.L.A.
with a concentration in European
intellectual history focusing upon
Nazi Germany.
Beck said he was looking for a
small college and was impressed
with Bowdoin' s reputation and
personal atmosphere. Beck intends
to devote this year to his teaching,
but has plans to continue work in
research on the German intelligence
and Hitler .
Two new professors have joined
the Music Department this year.
Assistant Professor of Music Ja'neC.
Girdham said she wanted to come
to Bowdoin because of the small
town atmosphere and because of its
reputation as a very good liberal
arts college. Girdham's specialties
include 18th century music history,
for which she has a P.h.D from the
University of Pennsylvania. Gir-
dham also attended the University
of Edinburgh and University Col-
lege at Cardiff and received a Mas-
ters degree in electronic music.
Assistant Professor of Music
Therese Smith trained at University
College Dublin, Ireland where she
earned a degree in ethno-musicol-
ogy. She received her Masters and
P.h. D degrees from Brown Univer-
sity concentrating in North Ameri-
can and Irish music.
Smith said she had a "good feel-
ing" about Bowdoin when she inter-
viewed here last spring and was
attracted by its small size and the
relationship between the students
and the professors.
Grant will expand lab program
Bowdoin College has been
awarded a $29,077 grant from the
National Science Foundation for the
development of laboratory courses
in molecular and cellular biology.
The project will be under the di-
rection of Associate Professor of Bi-
ology William L. Steinhart. C.Tho-
mas Settlemire, associate professor
of biology and chemistry, will serve
as co-investigator, while Alan
Garfield will serve as lab instructor.
The goal of the project is to find
new ways to inspire undergradu-
ates to pursue research, particularly
research careers, in molecular and
cellular biology. The College's cur-
rent microbiology/genetics lab
couse will be expanded into two
separate courses, one in microbiol-
ogy, immunology and cell biology
and the other in molecular and cel-
lular genetics.
According to Steinhart, students
should be given the opportunity to
participate in research. Steinhart
adds that it is important to promote
continued interest in graduate re-
search in science in an era of dwin-
dling interest in such a pursuit. This
philosophy is shared by the Na-
tional Science Foundation, which
notes that undergraduate instruc-
tion, "...is a vital element in the
preparation of our Nation's future
scientists...," and that, "...students
must have laboratory experiences
with suitable, up-to-date epui pment
in order to become involved in the
work that is at the heart of scientific
progress and understanding."
This is the second grant under
Steiqhart's direction the NSF has
awarded to Bowdoin in the last two
years.
Experts discuss water quality
A three-hour lecture and slide
presentation at Bowdoin College
will highlight the concerns of those
working to preserve the water qual-
ity of Casco, Maquoit, and Middle
bays.
The presentation, titled "Maine
Water Quality: Issues and Concerns
of the Area Bays," begins at 1:00
p.m. on September 27 in the Main
Lounge, Moulton Union. It is free
and open to the public.
John Sowles, a biologist for the
Maine Department of Environ-
mental Protection and author of
"Agenda for Action for Casco," will
begin the presentation with a lec-
ture on protecting marine water
quality and on the different sources
of pollution threatening area bays.
His talk will be followed by an hour-
long slide presentation by Chris
Heinig, a biologist and consultant
who recently completed an exten-
sive study for the town of Brun-
swick on marine resources and has
studied the impact of various land
uses on the marine environment.
The slide presentation will focus on
what Heinig has done regarding
marine water quality in Brunswick's
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 3
Execs
(Continued from page 1)
last Thursday: the apathy of the
student body. The board members
expressed their feeling that they
must move quickly and effectively
if they are to gather a good range of
candidates before the two-week
deadline. A subcommittee was
formed to supervise the publicity
for the election. Signature forms are
still available at the Union and
Tower desks for those who wish to
run for one of the remaining seats.
In other business, the Executive
Board:-
• Heard the report of the Summer
Chair, Cara Maggione '91. The
SummerChair^s most time-consum-
ing task was the matching of incom-
ing students who have requested a
Big Brother/Big Sister with return-
ing students participating in the
program. In addition, Maggione
passed on the proposed new
Constitution drawn up by several
members of last year' s Board . It will
be considered for ratification at a
later date.
• Approved the Student Activi-
ties Fee Committee budget recom-
mendations for the 89-90 academic
year.
• Appointed a three-member
committee to interview applicants
for 13 open seats on various Gov-
erning Boards committees. The
interviews will be held Sunday;
there will be sign-up sheets at the
Union and Tower desks.
The semi-Executive Board,, despite having too few members, held its
first meeting on Monday night. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Program will focus on
pollution in Casco Bay
The Friends of Casco Bay and
eight other Maine organizations
will sponsor an all-day program
entitled "How Polluted is Casco
Bay?" on Saturday, Sept. 30.
The morning segment of the pro-
gram will consist of an in-depth
panel discussion of such issues as
Toxic, Sewage and Oil Pollution of
the bay. At noon, the keynote
address will be given by David
Brower. Brower was the first presi-
dent of the Sierra Club and was a
founder of the Friendsof the Earth.
He is an environmental crusader
who prevented the damming of
the Grand Canyon. Brower will be
speaking at Bowdoin on Sunday,
October 1.
The afternoon session will fea-
ture a boat cruise around Casco
Bay, for participants to get a first-
hand look at pollution sources.
The cruise will be narrated by a
group of experts on the subject.
The Friends of Casco Bay en-
courage Bowdoin student s to take
advantage of this unique pro-
gram. Registration is $10 for stu-
dents and $15 for the general
public. Call 774-4627 to register.
Be advised that space is limited.
The program wi'.l run from 8:30
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the South-
ern Maine Vocational and Tech-
nival Institute.
Maine pianist to perform
Pianist Eva Virsik will perform
works by Schumann, Ravel, and
Scriabin during a recital on Thurs-
day. September 28 at 7:30 p.m. in
Walker Art Building. The recital is
free and open to the public. Seating
is limited.
A native of Bratislava, Czecho-
slovakia, Virsik began piano lessons
and made her first television ap-
pearance at the age of four. She is a
graduate of the Bratislava Conser-
vatory and has studied piano at the
Moscow Conservatory with Vladi-
ijTn%Iatanson, Yakov Zak, and Stan-
islav Neuhaus. In 1979, she was the
winner of the National Performing
Artists Competition in Czechoslo-
vakia, and in 1981 she won the sil-
ver Medal in International Piano
Competition in Athens, Greece.
Virsik has recorded for Czecho-
slovakian radio and television, for
East German radio, for West Ger-
man radio networks, and French
television. She has performed
worldwide and has lived in Maine
since 1987 and gave her American
orchestra debut in September, 1 988,
opening the 64th season of the Port-
land Symphony Orchestra.
The recital is sponsored by the
Bowdoin College music department
and the Bowdoin College Museum
of Art, with support from the Maine
Arts Commission.
Afro- Am Studies gains new director
CHRIS FOX
ORIENT Contributor
Last May, Associate Professor
Randolph Stakeman was appointed
as the new director of the Afro-
American Studies program. The
previous director. Professor Lynn
Bolles, resigned from the position
in the Anthropology Department as
well as her position as the director
of the Afro-American Studies pro-
gram to take another opportunity at
the University of Maryland.
A committee was organized to
search for a qualified director to
replace Bolles. The primary goal of
the committee was to find someone
who was qualified to both direct
and teach subjects in the field of
Afro-American Studies.
The committee's first choice
turned the 'position down late last
April. The committee did not have
enough time to begin a new search
for another candidate. Therefore,
Professor Stakeman who had prior
experienceasanactingdirector,was
the rtext logical choice for the posi-
tion.
As the current d irector, Stakeman
faces numerous responsibilities,
such as making decisions about the
Afro-American Studies curriculum,
advising students who are major-
ing/minoring in Afro-American
Studies, and also organizing a lec-
ture series during the year.
Stakeman will be holding this po-
sition for the next three years. Dur-
ing this period of time he stated that
one of his major goals is to conjure
up enough enthusiasm to transform
the Afro-American Studies program
into an actual department.
Stakeman does not teach Afro-
American Studies 101 . However, he
teaches many related history-
courses.
He stated, "Normally the direc-
tor of the Afro-Am program only
teaches three courses a year, as
opposed to a full load of four, yet
since my appointment came so late
in the year I had already made the
commitment to the students to teach
a full course load this year."
Staci Williams '90, the current
President of the African American
society, commented, "Professor
Stakeman is just as accessible now
as he was when he was simply a
history professor." She added, "He
has taken on a lot by agreeing to
accept this position, which in turn
shows his extreme dedication to the
college."
As if being the director of the
Afro-American Studies program
and an African History professor
here at Bowdoin isn't enough,
Stakeman is also actively involved
in two research projects. The first is
a demographic study of blacks in
Maine, while the other examines
the Afro-American attempts to in-
fluence foreign policy towards Af-
rica.
Although Professor Stakeman
will be quite busy this semester, he
is enthusiastic about his new posi-
tion and emphasized that his re-
sponsibility to the student body will
always be one of his top priorities.
Rash of bike thefts on
campus concerns security
PJ. LIBBY
ORIENT Staff
In the last three weeks there have
been a series of bicycle thefts on
campus. Several bikes have been
stolen from the front of the library.
Another bike was stolen from Brun-
swick Apartments, one from in front
of Coles Tower, and one from in
front of Pickard Theater.
The commonality," stated Di-
rector of Security Michael Pander,
"is that everyone of these bikes was
unlocked."
According to Pander, students
should lock their bikes to "racks,
trees, anything as long as it doesn't
block the sidewalk."
He mentioned that the Bowdoin
bookstore carries the horseshoe
Randolph Stakeman was named the new director ot the Afro-Ameri-
can Studies Program last spring. Photo by Christa Torrens.
/The Admissions Office ha?
announced the selection of 12
members of the class of 1990 as
Senior Interviewers for the
upcoming year. The 12 include:
Matt Ballard
Daniel Brakewood
Marmee Connell
John Curran
Alexis Guise
Suzana Makowski
Robert Paglione
Jennifer Quagan
Robert Shultz
Mark Stracks
Holly Varian
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locks that Security endorses. These
locks come with a lifetime insur-
ance against bike theft.
If a student becomes a victim of a
bicycle theft. Pander stressed the
importance of calling security and
having the brand name and serial
number written down. It is impos-
sible to reclaim a bike without this
information.
Pander repeated the importance
of locking up bikes. He said, "Last
night, around 7:00 p.m., I was walk-
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, Septewber-22, 1989
Hughes speaks of peace
through mediation
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
"When I mediate, I am not going
to change you. Rather I want to
make it possible for diametrically
opposing views to listen to each
other," said Marvalene Hughes
during her lecture entitled "Macro
Applications of Human Relations:
Skills in Peace Building."
The lecture was held Friday, Sep-
tember 15 in Beam Classroom.
Hughes often facilitates for many
international peace conferences
around the world. She is currently
the head of student affairs at the
University of Toledo.
In one such peace conference in
Austria, a Contra leader, a Sandin-
ista, a liberal representative from
the United States, and a conserva-
tive representative, just to name a
few, all gathered to discuss their
differences.
Hughes as a mediator said she
tries to listen to all the values, atti-
tudes and feelings of politicians and
then assists each one of them to hear
and respect one another's points of
view.
She expressed her desire for
people not to be afraid of speaking
their feelings and opinions to the
group.
"Conflict will always be there,
but it is how we resolve that conflict
that makes the difference,"said
Hughes.
To resolve conflicts among the
group, Hughes has an orientation
for all the leaders to meet one an-
other. Then the group gathers "to
bond" together by talking about
their feelings and attitudes over
specific matters.
After bonding together, Hughes
coordinates a problem-solving ses-
sion. Now, since all the leaders re-
spect and understand each other,
how can they resolve their differ-
ences? Sometimes they do solve their
problems, and other times they do
not.
In the Austria conference, Hughes
described how a conservative rep-
resentative from the United States
attacked the Sandinista representa-
tive, claiming how the Sandinistas
harm the Contras. By the end of the
conference, the two had scheduled
another meeting to discuss their
conflicting views and to find a solu-
tion to the Nicaragua turmoil.
After talking about whatshedoes
as a mediator, Hughes spoke about
the six human values needed in a
global perspective toincrease peace.
She felt that everyone should be
educated. She also added that
human rights should be given to all.
Hughes added that no one should
be starving and that development
should be continuous. She stressed
the importance of self-determina-
tion and free-elections to all. Finally,
she said that no nuclear war should
occur.
Her last thought involved the idea
of trust. She expressed her belief
that by building trust with one
another, worldly peace can be
achieved.
Marvalene Hughes lectured on conflict and mediation last Friday.
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Blood Drive
Andrew Cowen "92 fearlessly donated blood on Monday. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
President appoints alumni fund heads
Samuel A. Ladd III '63 of Cum-
berland Foreside, Maine has been
named chair of Bowdoin College's
1989-1990 Alumni Fund.
Gardner Cowles III '59 of East Se-
tauket. New York has been ap-
pointed as the newest director of
the Alumni Fund. He joins Ladd,
Joan Benoit Samuelson '79, I. Joel
Abromson '60, and James W. Mac Al-
len '66 as Fund directors.
Ladd is executive vice president
and directorof Maine National Bank
in Portland. In 1986, he was chair of
the Greater Portland United Way.
A member of the Class of 1 963, Ladd
was appointed director of the
Alumni Fund last year and has
served as class agent for five years.
He led his class to a College record
in 1988, their 25th reunion year,
when they raised $106,000 for the
Fund.
Cowles, whose family has long
been involved in publishing and
broadcasting, is president of The
Three Village Herald in Long Island,
New York. At Bowdoin, he has
served as associate class agent for
the Class of 1959. He established the
Cowles Scholarship Fund in 1985.
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Blue Angels: Again
The shadow is an afterthought,
a chilling of the shoulder blade,
a flicker after the sound the eye pursues
too late, as the pilot planes the sky rough
on the ride of his after burner.
The sound invades the leafy corridors
of country roads. It is a good sound,
really. It says you cannot get away.
It reminds us that we are just beneath
the blue eyes pulling downt>n the yank
of many times the force of gravity.
It is a grave sound. It reminds us,
with its echo, as the craft rejoins
its shadow along the criss-cross stain
of concrete. We may salute the silence,
but the sound has found us where we are.
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Jim Hightower —
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ture Jim Hightower will discuss the
benefits of organic farming and
other agricultural alternatives at
Bowdoin College on Friday, Sep-
tember 22 at 7 p.m. in Kresge Audi-
torium, Visual Arts Center.
Hightower's speech, titled "Back
to the Future: a Populist Perspec-
tive," is free and open to the public.
Hightower has been outspoken
on many U.S. food and agricultural
policy issues. A supporter of or-
ganic farming, pesticide controls,
and price supports for farmers,
Hightower has angered farmers and
politicians alike. During public
appearances across the country, he
has addressed such issues as the
politics of food, food safety, the fate
of the family farm, and various
environmental and consumer is-
sues.
A nationally active political fig-
ure, Hightower was a supporter of
the Reverend Jesse Jackson's 1988
presidential bid and delivered one
of Jackson's nominating speeches
last summer at the Democratic
National Convention in Atlanta.
Hightower is a 1965 graduate of
North Texas State University, a
former staff worker for Texas Sena-
tor Ralph Yarborough, and former
editor of the Austin newspaper,
"The Texas Observer."
Hightower's appearance at .the
College is sponsored by the depart-
ments of biology, economics, envi-
ronmental studies, government, and
by the Lectures and Concerts Com-
mittee.
Denis Rene Rigalwell
French poet Denis Rene Rigal will
present two lectures at Bowdoin Col-
lege, one on French politics, the other
on French poetry.
On September 27, Rigal will dis-
cuss the French political scene, par-
ticularly the French "left" today and
the French political outlook for 1 992.
His talk will take place in Beam
classroom. Visual Arts Center at 7:30
p.m.
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Greason names chairs
President Greason has appointed
eight senior faculty to named chairs.
Steven R. Cerf has been named
Ceorge Lincoln Skolfield, Jr. Profes-
sor of German. A scholar of German
and comparative literature. Corf has
written extensively on Thomas
Mann, opera as literature, and peda-
gogical issues in various literary
publications.
Joanne F. Diehl has been named
Henry Hill Pierce Professor of Eng-
lish. Diel joined the faculty in 1988
ulty in 1975, was named associate
professor in 1981, and promoted to
full professor in 1 987 . He has chai red
the department of sociology and
anthropology twice and has served
as assistant dean and acting dean of
the faculty. McEwen has written ex-
tensively about mediation and dis-
pute resolution and is the co-author
of "Mediation: Law, Policy and
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in June, 1989. Diehl's academic fo-
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the works of Emily Dickinson. She
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forthcoming 'The Engendering 1 '
Muse: Women Poets and the Ameri-
can Sublime." She served as a
member of the Fulbright Commit-
tee in American Literature (1988-
89), fcnd is currently a member of
the editorial board of "American
Literary History,"
Robert Wells Johnson has been
named Isaac Henry Wing Professor
of Mathematics. He joined the Bow-
doin faculty in 1%4 and has served
as chair of the department of mathe-
matics three times. His research
interests include algebraic number
trheoryand Diophantine equations,
cyclotomie fields, Fermat's Last
Theorem, irregular primes, and
Bernoulli numbers, among other*.
David I, Kertyer has been named
William R. Kenan, jr. Professor of
Anthropology, He has chaired the
department of sociology and an*
thropology four times, Kertyer is
the author or several books and
many articles on Italian social his-
tory and contemporary Italy, age
structuring, and the symbolic di-
mension of politics, kert/er cur-
rently serves on the editorial boards
of the journals "Social Science His-
tory" and "Historical Methods," and
on the executive committees of the
Social Science History Association.
also been a mediator for the Maine
Court Mediation Service and cur
rently serves on the Maine Com
mission on Legal Needs. He is also
a member of the Grievance Com-
mission* of the Maine Board ot
Overseers of the Bar.
Paul L. Nyhus has been appointed
Frank Andrew Munsey Professor
of History. Nyhus is a spedalisi in
late medieval and early modern
history He has published siudusoi
the Franciscans in the later Middle
Ages and is presently preparing
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 7
Arts & Entertainment
Blitzer explores current
Israeli-American relations
BRENDAN RIELLY *
ORIENT Staff
The Harry Spindel lecture series
resumed September 17 with the
appearanceof Wolf Blitzer. The Thir-
teenth Annual Spindel lecture fea-
tured Blitzer, Washington Bureau
Chief of The Jerusalem Post and au-
thor of Between Washington and
Jerusalem and the more recent Terri-
tory of Lies.
Blitzer offered a mountain of in-
formation concerning American-Is-
raeli relations wrapped in warmth,
candor and humor. While the eve-
ning was intellectually stimulating,
Blitzer never once allowed the au-
dience to fall victim to the bane of
academia: boredom.
Following a brief introduction by
Professor David Kertzer, Chair of
the Spindel lecture series, Blitzer
quickly displayed his wry wit by
retelling a recent interview he con-
ducted with Vice-President Dan
Quayle. Said Blitzer, "Quayle was
much more impressive in person
than he is on television...I don't
know how much praise that is."
However, Quayle jokes were not
to be the main course for the eve-
ning, as Blitzer smoothly moved into
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22
330 p.m_- Anthropologist Dennis
McGilvray of the University of
Colorado presents "Heat in Health,
Gender, and Worship Among the
Tamils of South India and Sri
Lanka." The lecture takes place in
Beam Classroom, V.A.C.
7:00 p.m.: Texas-Commissioner of
Agriculture Jim Hightower will
discuss the benefits of organic
farming and other agricultural
alternatives. In Kresge Audito-
rium, V.A.C.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 23
3:00 p jn.: A performance and talk
by the Maine State Choir, com-
posed of members of the three
Churches of God in Christ in
Maine, takes place on the Mall by
the Polar Bear. In case of rain, it
will be held in Room 101, Gibson
Hall.
a well-organized documentation of
the recent history of US-Israeli rela-
tions. Citing a reluctance on the
part of former President Jimmy
Carter, whom he accompanied to the
Camp David Accords, to offend the
Arabs, Blitzer praised the efforts of
former President Ronald Reagan to
"enhance the strategic coordination
between the US and Israel."
Blitzer then praised the relatively
recent committees to oversee deci-
sions on American Middle Eastern
policy that have "institutionalized"
cooperation between the two coun-
tries. These committees, coupled
with the decision by the United
States government to elevate Israel
to "major non-NATO strategic ally"
status, give hope to a steady pro-
gression of American-Israeli friend-
ship, continued Blitzer.
Turning to an issue most present
were eagerly waiting for, Blitzer
then addressed the conflict over the
West Bank and Gaza strip. Stating
that he "had no doubt that if the
people of Israel are confronted with
a realistic and credible proposal for
peace...the overwhelming majority
will grab the opportunity," Blitzer
admitted that he is "not holding
8:30 p.m.: Tom DeLuca, campus
entertainer of the year, blends
comedy and "Imaginism." The
performance takes place in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C. Admission is
54 for the general public, and $2
with Bowdoin I.D.
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 24
Wolf Blitzer and Josh Brockman '92 discuss the conflict over the West Bank and Gaza strip after Blitzer's
presentation last Sunday night. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
(his) breath waiting for a break-
through."
He then elaborated by admitting
a "hardening of attitude" in the
conflict as religion joined politics
and economics in the struggle be-
tween Palestinians and Israelis.
Despite this hardened attitude,
the Israelis are willing to negotiate
with a separate Palestinian delega-
tion (whereas previously Israel
would not negotiate without the
presenceof Egypt and Jordan) stated
Blitzer. He then cited Israel's con-
cession of Yamit and a largeamount
of the Sinai Peninsula as proof of
Israel's historic willingness to nego-
tiate and suggested that Yasser
Arafat, the leader of the insurgent'
Palestinian Liberation Organiza-
be in the Faculty Room, Massachu- Townof Brunswickin Main Lounge
setts Hall.
7:30 p.m.: Professor of Art History
at the University of Pittsburgh Ann
Sutherland Harris will speak on
"Entering the Mainstream: Women
Sculptors in the 20th Century," the
second Robert Lehman Foundation
in Moulton Union.
7:00 pjn.: "Hunger Years — In a Rich
Land," a 1 979 film by Jutta Bruckner,
will be shown in Smith Auditorium,
Sills Hall as part of the "Gender and
German Cinema: Films by German
Women" series. The film is free and
calendar
3:00 panj Gallery talk, "Charles
Thompson's Monna Wanna," by
Larry D. Lutchmansingh, associate
professor of art. Walker Art Build-
ing.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26
4:00 pjn.: "The Law: A Jungian
Perspective" is this week's Jung
Seminar delivered by William F.
Furber, attorney. The seminar wfll
Lecture for 1989.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27
12:00 p.m.: "Marine Water Quality:
Issues and Concerns of the Area
Bays," a lecture and slide presenta-
tion, will be presented by John
Sowles of the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection, and
Chris Heinig, of the Intertide Cor-
poration and consultant for the
open to the public.
7:00 pan.: Boston University's pro-
fessor of Mathematics Robert L.
Devaney presents "Chaos, Fractals,
and Dynamics: Computer Experi-
ments in Mathematics. In Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C.
730 pan.: French poet Denis Rene
Rigal discusses the French political
scene and the outlook for 1992. The
tion, should "show some leader-
ship" and accept Israel's ventures
at negotiations.
Concerning the recent news re-
ports of shocking violence on the
part of Israelis in the Palestinian
unrest, Blitzer retorted that "news
fundamentally is where new-
speople are." Most Arab countries
(Continued on page 12)
talk will take place in Beam Class-
room, V.A.C. The lecture, free and
open to the public, will be in Eng-
lish.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28
330 p.m.: French poet Rigal gives
his second presentation on contem-
porary French poetry. The lecture
will also be in Beam Classroom,
V.A.C, and will be in English.
7:00 p.m.: The Italian Film Series
continues with IlGeneralede lla Rovere
by R.Rossellini (1960). The film, in
Italian with English subtitles, is
being shown in Smith Auditorium,
Sills.
730 p.m.: Eva Virsik performs pi-
ano music by Schumann, Ravel and
Scriabin in Walker Art Building.This
recital is co-sponsored by the Bow-
doin College Music Department and
Museum of Art with support from
the Maine Arts Commission.
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Page 9
Sports
Field Hockey pummels UMF 4-1 in home opener
ED BEAGAN
ORIENT Staff
This past week the women's field
hockey team lost a tight game to
Trinity, but recovered to soundly
outplay and defeat the University
of Maine-Farm ington 4-1.
Last Saturday at Trinity College,
the Polar Bears performed very well
but lost their first game of the sea-
son by a score of 1 -0. The only goal
of the match came as a result of a
questionable call by the referee, al-
lowing the Bantams a point blank
penalty stroke.
Coach Sally LaPointe said the
team, "played very well together",
and that the game was "evenly
played by both sides."
The women out shot Trinity 21-
14, in a game dominated by defense
on both sides. Fortunately for Trin-
ity, their goalkeeper thwarted re-
peated attempts by Bowdoin to get
on the board.
Coach LaPointe also credited
Lynn Warner *91 with excellent play,
as she held a strong Trinity team to
one goal.
Coming back from that tough loss,
an inspired Bowdoin squad showed
no mercy in handily defeating the
University of Maine-Farmington 4-
1 on Tuesday
In very rainy weather, the Polar
Bears played a rough and tumble
game for the first half and sustained
their lead in a drenched second half.
In the first half, the Polar Bears
dominated play decisively. Junior
Sarah Clod felter hit the money with
Bowdoin's first goal of the season.
Senior Sheila Carroll scored twice
in the first half, propelling Bowdoin
to a 3-0 lead at the intermission.
As the rainy weather continued,
both teams had problems control-
ling the ball, but Farmington man-
aged to slip one in, dashing Bow-
doin's hopes of a shutout.
Junior Michelle Codbout came
back with a goal of her own, as-
sisted by Jessica Storey '91 , to round
out the scoring.
Goalkeeper Warner played a
strong second half, repelling seven
of eight Farmington shots.
Coach LaPointe was pleased with
the team's first victory, although
adverse conditions detracted from
the quality of the game. She also
credited juniors Nancy Beverage
and SarahClod felter withoutstand-
ing performances, and praised the
play of her younger players, espe-
cially Jessica Cuptill and Ingrid
Karlscn. V
The squad hopes to improvelheir
1-1 record next Tuesday, as both
varsity and junior varsity teams hit
the road on Tuesday to take on the
Bobcats of Bates College.
Field hockey team members on the practice field prepare for their
Tuesday match against the Bates Bobcats in Lewiston. Photo by Pam
Haas.
Women 's soccer wins
and ties in overtime
Golf clinches third in Invitational
DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
The Bowdoin Women's Soccer
team showed why they were praised
for their defense. Coach John Cul-
len's team battled to a 2-1 overtime
victory over Trinity and a scoreless
tie with powerful New Hampshire
College, alsojn overtime.
The Polar Bears traveled to Hart-
ford for their season opener and
came home victors in a tough over-
time contest. After falling behind at
4 minutes of the second half, Bow-
doin tied the contest at the 24 min-
ute mark. Sue Ingram '90 came off
the left wing and drove the ball off
a Trinity sweeper into the goal.
Senior back Kathleen Devaney '90
won the game at the 10 minute mark
of the first overtime by putting in a
corner kick directly, one of the rar-
est goals in soccer.
Cullen was impressed with, the
improvements of his team during
the game.
"I think we felt the jitters of the
first game in the first half. But we
improved in the second «half and
improved further in the overtime,"
said Cullen.
The telling sign of this improve-
ment was Bowdoin's nine corner
kicks in the second half and over-
time to Trinity's none.
On Tuesday, the Polar Bears faced
New Hamphire, the top Division II
club in New England, and came
away with a tie in a contest played
in a steady rain.
The Polar Bears put extensive
pressure on the opposing net in the
first 20 minutes but came away
empty-handed. After that, the con-
test became a tight defensive
struggle with both teams having
few opportunities. Cullen praised
his defense for holding their ground
against one of the season's toughest
opponents.
Cullen was impressed with the
"incredible play of the seniors and
the strong work of the freshmen."
He felt that Devaney, Ingram, and
co-captains Susanne Garibaldi '90
and Karen Crehore '90 set the tone
for the rest of the team. Five fresh-
men played extensively, including
Caroline Blair-Smith '93, who
played goalie against NHC and
contributed strongly in her first
collegiate shutout.
BLAIR DILS
ORIENT Staff
For the second time in as many
years, the Bowdoin College Men's
Golf team finished third in the sea-
son-opening Bowdoin Invitational,
held at the Brunswick Golf Club
this past weekend.
As expected, senior Steve Mitch-
ell led the way for the Polar Bears,
carding a 74 on each day of play.
With his four over par 148, Mitchell
cruised to earn Medalist Honors by
eight strokes over his nearest com-
petitor.
The door was opened for a Bow-
Cross country races at UNH
MARGARET HERON
ORIENT Contibutor
Although Saturday, Sept. 16 was
a beautiful day in Orono, Maine, the
course that the men's cross country
team faced was not quite as nice.
The Universty of Maine-Orono's
course was 5.7 miles, somewhat
longer than most men's races, and it
was also treacherously muddy.
The Polar Bears rose to the occa-
sion, overcame the mud and muck,
and raced exceptionally well.
The final score of U. M. 0.,17 and
Bowdoin, 38 is in no way indicative
of the excellent performances pro-
duced by the men's team.
The Bowdoin runners were led
by Lance Hickey '91 who finished a
strong fourth overall with a 30:21,
just one and a half minutes behind
the winner, a U. M. O. runner.
Finishing second and third re-
spectively for the team behind
Hickey were Bill Callahan '92 and
John Dougherty '91 . The two harri-
ers stayed together throughout the
entire race and were neck and neck
at the finish. Callahan ended up in
seventh place with a time of 30:55
and Dougherty in eighth with 3056.
The surprise of the meet was
sophomore sensation Dan Gal-
lagher. He was close at the heels of
Callahan and Dougherty, separated
from them only by time. He fin-
ished at 31 22, and impressive ninth
place finish whichhelped the team
immensely.
Coach Slovenski was especially
pleased by Gallagher's perform-
ance. "There were some nice sur-
prises for us in this race. Dan Gal-
lagher has improved tremendously
from last year. He really helped us
out by finishing as our fourth man,"
said Slovenski.
Number ten in the race and
number five for Bowdoin, comple-
menting a very imposing Bowdoin
pack, was Sam Sharkey '93. His 31 :29
put him mere seconds behind Gal-
lagher.
Andy Kinley '93 and Colin Tory
'93 completed the team,'s top seven
with their respective sixteenth and
nineteenth place finishes. Scott
Mostrom '93, Kevin Trombley '93,
Andrew Yim "93, and Alex Bentley
'92 also raced particularly well for
the Polar Bears.
The male harriers are indeed on
their way to surprising a lot of people
this year, as tri-captains Marty
Malague '90 and Hickey '91 pre-
dicted. The team hopes to repeat
their strong performances of this
past weekend in their upcoming
dual meet with U. N. H. on Satur-
day, Sept. 23.
doin victory when the defending
champs, the University of New
Hampshire, pulled out of the tour-
nament on Friday. However, Craig
Nieman '91 and Scott Stikeleather
'90 shot scores well over the marks
they had set in tryouts that quali-
fied them for the Bowdoin starting
five.
Nieman's twenty-seven over par
99 and Stikeleather's 88 put the Bears
in a hole they could not get out of on
Saturday.
Alex Ruttenburg '91 shot an 82-
84-166 over the two days to keep the
Bears near the top of the leader boa rd
while Brad Chin '91 posted a 91-88-
179.
University of Maine-Orono fin-
ished first with a team total score of
639. University of Maine-Farming-
ton finished second with 670, Bow-
doin was two strokes off their pace
and Husson came in fourth place
with a 673 total.
Colby followed with 676 for a
fifth place showing while the other
Maine institutions, USM, Bates, and
Thomas finished in ninth, eleventh,
and twelfth places, respectively.
On Tuesday, the squad travelled
to UNH to compete in a four team
event. There were some new faces
inserted in the line-up by Coach
Terry Meagher as he attempted to
lower the total team score.
The team managed a second place
finish but the play of rookies Gregg
Spiro '92, David Korofsky '93, and
Tom Sablak '93 reflected their inex-
perience, especially in the poor
weather conditions that plagued all
teams. Spiro shot a 96, Korofsky
come in with a 99, and Sablak fin-
ished with 95 strokes.
Mitchell again led the way with
an 81, followed by Stikeleather who
rebounded with an 83, and Rutten-
berg, who carded an 89.
The Bears get a few days rest and
then will host the CBB meet on
Monday, September 25
Steve Mitchell "90 led the golf team with a four-over-par 148 in last
week's Bowdoin Invitational. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Page 10
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, September 22, 1989
Lord Jeffs down Bears 3-1
PETE GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
Last Saturday, the Amherst Lord
Jeffs came to Bowdoin ranked 4th
in New England to face the 8th
ranked Polar Bears in an early sea-
son showdown between two play-
off teams from a year ago. The Lord
Jeffs left with a 3-1 victory over a
disappointed Bears team.
In a game in which neither team
looked sparkling, Amherst capital-
ized on three Bowdoin mistakes for
three goals, and generally outplayed
the Bears for a hard-fought victory.
"It's nice to play a team of this
caliber early in the season because it
shows us how hard we have to work
to improve, " said Head Coach Tim
Gilbride.
He added, "I thought we came
out ready to play, considering that
our previous opponents weren't of
the same caliber."
The Bears looked sharp for the
first 15 to 20 minutes of the game.
Their hard work payed off when tri-
captain Dirk Asherman '90 scored
his first goal of the season at the
16:14 mark of the the first half, to
give the Bears a short-lived 1 -0 lead .
The goal resulted from a misplay
by the Amherst keeper who made
a save and then rolled the ball to
Asherman, who wasted no time in
lofting a 25 yard shot into the empty
net.
"I thought Lance (Conrad '91)
forced the situation with good
anticipation and forced the keeper
to make a mistake; Dirk then took
advantage of that mistake," said
Gilbride.
Six minutes later, however, the
Bears made their first mistake.
After Bowdoin was whistled for
oncof their 17 fouls, compared with
Amherst's eight, the Lord Jeffs
capitalized on the ensuing indirect
kick, when Drew Hundley headed
a cross past goaltendcr Bruce
Wilson '90.The score sent the teams
to halftime even a 1-1, but only
because the Bears survived a scare
late in the first half when a Lord Jeff
striker hit the post with a shot.
Amherst outshot the Bears 10-3 in
the first half. *
Momentum stayed with Amherst
as the second half progressed and
only several excellent saves by
Wilson and another shot that hit the
post kept the score even. The Lord
Jeffs then took the lead for good with
16 minutes left in the game. A cross
from the left corner was headed into
thelower right cornerby Luke Belcas-
tro, giving the Lord Jeffs a 2-1 lead.
Wilson had no chance on the shot
as the goal resulted from poor mark-
ing by the Bear's defense.
"1 thought ourdefense played well
individually, but they weren't as
together as a group as they usually
are; they were not covering for each
other as much," said Gilbride.
"We lacked discipline in marking
people and they took advantage of
that," said Gilbride.
Amherst got some breathing room
with 4 and a half minutes left, when
they scored direct off a corner kick to
give them the final margin of 3-1. It
Bill Lange "91 attempts to bring back the bears in last Saturday's match
against Amherst. Bowdoin lost 3-1. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
appeared that Wilson misjudged the
ball and was unable to make the
save off what should have been a
routine play. It was one of the few
mistakes Wilson made all day, as he
consistently stopped the" Amherst
attack with good saves and long
goal kicks. Wilson finished on Sat-
urday with 13 saves.
The Bears got back on track on
Wednesday, when they blanked
'- Maine Maritime 14-0, improving
their record to 2-1 . Full coverage of
the record-setting performance will
appear in next week's issue.
Tomorrow the team travels to tJKo
ECAC foeConnecticut College. The
game tomorrow will be another
tough test against a playoff-caliber
team.
Tennis falls to Division I foes [Polar Bear Spotlight
DAVE WILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
The news from the women's ten-
nis team's trip to Vermont and New
Hampshire this weekend is both
good and bad.
The bad news first: the team's
number one player, Heidi Wallen-
fels '91, was sidelined with an in-
Coach Baker said that her injury
is,"not day-to-day, but week-to-
week." One of the best singles play-
ers in New England Division III
tennis, Wallenfels also teams with
Erika Gustafson '90 to make up an
extremely tough doubles pair.
Half of the squad's roster con-
sists of freshmen, and this week-
jury, which put the squad at a big end they proved that they have
disadvantage in matches at Mid
dlebury, UVM, and UNH.
The good news is that against
tough competition, the freshmen
performed very well, contributing
to a majority of the team's wins.
The squad lost to Middlebury on
Saturday, six matches to three, and
was overpowered by UVM the fol-
lowing day, 8-1 .
Coach Paul Baker's team headed
out Monday to face another Divi-
sion I foe, UNH, who handed the
Bears a 7-2 defeat. The Middlebury
and UNH matches were very com-
petitive, according to Coach Baker.
The loss of Wallenfels, who is
nursing a pulled hamstring, is a
tough break for the team.
come to Brunswick with quality as
well as quantity. Alison Vargus led
the way with a big win at Middle-
bury, and narrowly missed at UNH .
Classmate Julie Vasinus, in the
number five spot, played well in
winning one of her matches. ,
Marti Champion, also in theclass
of '93, paired up with Nicole Gas-
tonguay '92 to win two matches in
the number three doubles spot.
Gastonguay triumphed once in
singles as well.
The schedule is not kind as they
face a very strong MIT squad Fri-
day . Coach Baker is optimistic
about what lies ahead and he is
pleased that "the team spirit
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BLAIR DILS
ORIENT Staff
Steve Mitchell '90 of Toledo,
Ohio is arguably one of the most
consistent two-sport athletes at
Bowdoin College, yet many people
would not even recognize him,
and even fewer have seen him
compete.
The problem is that Mitchell
plays for the Golf and Tennis
teams, two of the least publicized
and viewed sports by students,
alumni and townsfolk alike. Also
working against Mitchell is that
New England is not exactly known
as a tennis and golf hotbed.
Mitchell's play for both teams
has been remarkably consistent
through his three years here. As a
freshman, Mitchell emerged on
the golf scene, playing his way
into the number one position; a
positions he still holds as a senior.
His play that year did not only
impress within the Bowdoin golf-
ing community, but his impact was
felt in the New England golfing
circles. His second place finish at
the Bowdoin Invitational opened
some eyes but it was his 1 2th place
finish overall at the New England
Championships (3rd place for Div.
Ill) that substantiated his abilities
as a tournament tough golfer.
The same year, the tennis team
was also to be the beneficiary of
his playing abilities. Mitchell
quickly played himself into the
top six singles spots, taking over
the number three position on the
team and bolstering the 2nd
double combination. Like the rest
of the team Mitchell struggled to
sub 500 record, as the Bears limped
to a last place finish at the NES-
CAC Championships.
Mitchell's abilities as a fresh-
man were indeed a surprise for
golf Coach Terry Meagher and
Tennis Coaches Howard Van-
dersea and Ed Reid. However,
Mitchell came from a high school
deep in tradition in both sports, St.
John's of Toledo.
"St. John's has very competitive
golf and tennis programs. I didn't
play on the varsity golf team until I
was a junior because the team was
so good," recalled Mitchell.
Mitchell played number one at
St. John's his senior year, leading
them to a second place finish at the
Ohio State Championships.
The tennis team there was just as
strong.
Mitchell remarked, "My high
school was really known for its
tennis team."
There was so much depth that he
never even got to play singles in his
four year varsity career.
"We weren't allowed to play both
(doubles and singles) so I played
doubles for four years," he added.
His doubles play his junior year
helped bring St. John's to the team
state title, the first state champion-
ship of any kind for the all boys
Catholic school.
While team titles may be a thing
of the past for Mitchell, his individ-
ual play for the College conti nues to
lead his teams to victories.
Sophomore year, he won the
Bowdoin Invitational and finished
a respectable 17th at the New Eng-
land Championships (the season
ending New Englands include
Div. I, II and III players).
In tennis, Steve moved up to
the number one singles spot,
reached the semi-finals of the
NESCAC Consolation Tourna-
ment, which pulled the Bears out
of the NESCAC cellar. The team
finished 9th that year.
Junior year Mitchell again fin-
ished runner-up in the Bowdoin
Invitational, but did not compete
in the New England Champion-
ships because of class conflicts. In
the spring, Mitchell fell to the
number two singles spot but im-
proved his personal match rec-
ord to 9-7 that year, earning the
most victories of anyone on the
squad.
Senior year for Steve Mitchell
seems to be running true to form.
Last weekend he snagged his
second Bowdoin Invitational title
in three years, winning by a large
8-stroke margin. Coach Meagher
deems Steve as "one of the best
players in New England."
While Mitchell's feats on the
courts and courses of New Eng-
land have been impressive, it is
(Continued on page 11)
Steve Mitchell "90. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Friday, September 22, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Pace 11
Hunt sparks harriers
BILL CALLAHAN
ORIENT Staff
Propelled by freshman Eileen
Hunt's second place finish, the
Bowdoin women's cross-country
team gave a few Division I oppo-
nents quite a scare last Saturday at
University of Maine-Orono.
The team, which ended with 60
points, came in third against Brown,
(26 points), and UMaine (46 points).
In her first race as a Polar Bear,
Eileen Hunt showed that she has
the potential to be one of the best in
New England. Running amidst a
group of Brown runners for the first
few miles, she pulled away from the
competition in the last mile to finish
in 19:02 on the muddy 3.1 mile
course. •
Right on the heels of the formi-
dable Brown pack, who had five
runners in the top eight, was Mar-
garet Heron '90, last year's number
four runner. Her strength was evi-
dent as she closed in on the Brown
runners over the last 3/4 mile to
finish 9th in 19:47.
Teamwork was highly evident in
the team's strategy, as Gretchen
Bears battle Panthers
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
The football team looked good
in a scrimmage against Williams
at Andover last Saturday.
Despite a 21-7 loss, the squad
had strong individual perform-
ances and played fairly well as a
unit.
It was an even game, the
Ephmen scored only one touch-
down in the first half, with no
time left on the clock.
The big play of the game was
sophomore defensive back Mike
Webber's 80 yard kickoff return.
This gave Bowdoin excellent
field position, and they were able
to capitalize. Freshman running
back Eric LaPlaca scored his first
TD as a Polar Bear, putting Bow-
doin on the scoreboard.
Coach Howard Vandersea was
pleased with team's performance,
and commended the defense.
Senior Mike Kirch wasthequar-.
terback'for the Bears last week\
and will continue to start tomor-
row against Middlebury, the sea- |
son opener.
Herald '90 and Kara Piersol '93 fin-
ished within 6 seconds as the num-
berthreeand four positions, respec-
tively. Not far behind them a trio of
PolarBearsbanketed theline within
13 seconds, as captain Jessica Gay-
lord '89, Hanly Denning '92 and
Ashley Wernner '93 filled out the
top seven.
"It's really good to have your
teammates right there pulling you
along," said Gay lord.
Coach Peter Slovenski was happy
with the team's performance.
"We competed very well against
two of the women's teams in New
England. I was particularly im-
pressed with the performances of
our seniors. Gretchen Herald and
Jessica Gaylord are running very
well." he said.
Slovenski is looking forward to
next week's meet as his New Eng-
land Division III third-ranked team
takes on the University of New
Hampshire in Durham this Satur-
day at noon.
Sportsweek
Saturday
Volleyball — Polar Bear Invitational 9:00 a.m.
(Morrell Gymnasium)
Women's Soccer vs. Babson 1 :00 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Tuesday
Men's Soccer vs. Southern Maine 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Women's Tennis vs. Maine 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard)
Wednesday
Women's Soccer vs. Southern Maine 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Friday
Field Hockey vs. Wheaton 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Women's Soccer vs. Wheaton 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Women's Tennis vs. Wheaton 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard)
Volleyball places fifth in tourney
Mitchell
(Continued from page 10)
his personality and his abilities as a
leader that Meagher and Vandersea
are quick to point out. Coach
Meagher speaks highly of Mitchell.
"Steve is one of the nicest guys
I've been involved with. He is very
encouraging and important to his
teammates. He possesses leader-
ship, personality, he is very moti-
vated and he cares for the College,"
said Meagher.
Vandersea also spoke of Mitch-
ell's loyalty.
"Steve is a very loyal person. He
played number one his sophomore
year for the welfare of the team,"
remarked Vandersea.
Whether it is on the golf course,
on the tennis court, or in the locker
room, Steve Mitchell has been con-
sistently a leader by example.
DOUGLAS KREPS
ORIENT Contributor
The women's volleyball team
journeyed to Connecticut College
last Saturday to participate in the
New England SmallCollege Ath-
letic Conference (NESCAC) Tour-
nament. The Polar Bears faced three
difficult opponents, finishing with
a 1-2 record, and fifth overall.
It took Tufts three games to beat
the Bears in a hard-fought struggle.
Tufts won the first game 16-14, then
lost to Bowdoin 1 2-1 5 in the second .
In the third and deciding game,
Bowdoin only scored 8 times on the
way to a 8-15 loss.
In the second match of the game,
the Bears faced an even tougher
opponent in Hamilton. Despite a
strong effort, the women lost in two
games, 11-15 and 7-15.
However, the Polar Bears man-
aged to turn things around in the
third match against their host, Conn.
College. Led by the strong spikes of
Ellen Williamson '92, the Bears
romped to a two game victory, 1 5-3,
15-12.
Co-captains Karen Andrew '90
and Abby Jealous '91 both played
well, providing the leadership nec-
essaryto win theirthird match. Also
key to the third match victory was
the excellent play of Melissa
Schulenberg '93 and Jen Levine '91,
who played a very accurate game.
Andrew felt the reason that
Bowdoin did not fare better in the
early matches was a lack of quality
serves. They will be working to
improve their serves practice in
preparation for this Saturday's Po-
lar Bear Invitational in Morrell
Gymnasium. j
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be at 9:00, 10:00, 1:00, and 3:00.
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Blitzer
(Continued from page 7)
do not allow newspeople into their
areas of unrest, so the world does
not see or hear of the Iranian prac-
tice of walking young boys in front
of the tanks to trigger landmines (so
expensive tanks would not be de-
stroyed), he continued.
Blitzer then proceeded to qualify
the popular view of Israeli aggres-
sion by stating that "despite the
image of Israel as being tough, arro-
gant, cocky...fundamentally we're
dealing with people in Israel who
are scared." Surrounded by a re-
gion of Arab hatred and violence,
Israel must always be prepared to
defend its borders, said Blitzer.
Blitzer implored the audience to
"imagine" if Israel had been estab-
lished in 1938 instead of 1948 and
thus had been in existence prior to
the Holocaust. Said Blitzer,
"Imagine...what that potentially
could've meant to 6 million Jews
(those killed in the Holocaust)."
Calvin and Hobbes
Concluded Blitzer, "Yes, Israel is
flawed. ..but I don't think we should
lose sight of what Israel is all about."
A question and answer period
followed during which Blitzer ad-
dressed questions concerning such
subjects as the PBS documentary
"Days of Rage," Syrian strategic
objectives in Lebanon, and the Jor-
danian decision to withdraw from
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(Continued from page 1)
hoe. On May 4 Chinese students
commemorated the liberation day
of 1911 . Bierhaus added that "this is
traditionally a big student protest
day."
Hunger strikes began on May 15
and Kehoe said .citizens of Beijing
"threw their support behind the
students. The workers started to join
the demonstrations as well." Bier-
haus estimated that "there were two
million people in the square." He
said the group moved from the
square where they had beenflaying
wreaths, to Zhong Nan Hai '*where
the high ranking officials lived."
Thfs was where they chanted their
demands.
Goldsmith explained the pro-
testors wanted an end to thecorrup-
tion they believe is so prevalent in
their country. Kehoe learned from
his Chinese friends that this "had
always been a popular rallying
claim."
The demonstrators called for the
freedom to congregate without the
current provision that they acquire
a license prior to meeting. They also
asked for freedom of speech. Kehoe
explained this is guaranteed under
the Chinese constitution, but a
clause prohibits the speakers from
"undermining socialist policies in
any way."
According to Goldsmith, the stu-
dents were certainly calling for
democracy, "but they didn't want a
capitalist economy like so many
Americans thought."
After several days of beseeching
government officials, the protest-
ing mass, comprised of students,
workers, and other citizens, did not
see any act ion toward meeting their
demands. Bierhaus said they began
to peter out of the square. Contrary
to the impression citizens in the U.S.
received, he said, "there was no
rioting at this point. It was a peace-
ful demonstration."
McCabe expressed his belief that
the fear of 'losing face," which
pervades Chinese culture, moti-
vated the government to act. "In
China, when confronted with a situ-
ation, people either give up or as-
sert their authority," he said. The
Chinese government decided to
assert its power.
Before dawn on June 4, troops
attempted to enter the square to
No expansion
(Continued from page 1)
60-40 ratio for the class of 1993, al-
though a surprise and concern for
the administration, is a common
problem at many colleges and uni-
versities, according to Hochstettler.
In its analysis, the Council also
attempted to counteract demo-
graphic trends. The number of high
school graduates nationwide is
declining, especially in Massachu-
setts, Connecticut, Maine, New
York, and Pennsylvania, where
Bowdoin typically draws many of
its students. Admissions will there-
fore not be as competitive as in the
past few years, but relative to other
colleges like Williams or Colby,
Bowdoin's standards need not
change, Hochstettler predicted. To
attract the same number of students,
however, will require a diversifica-
tion of the student body, ethnically
and geographically.
Hochstettler has presented the
council's recommendation not to
expand the size of the student body
to President Greason, who will
break up the congregation. Bow-
doin students said they all sensed
the cohesiveness of the protestors.
Bierhaus said, "the people had a
cause to rally to. There seemed to be
a sense of unity."
Kehoe said, "residents of Beijing
stood around the city so troops
didn't enter." Bierhaus added he
heard automatic fire from the west
6n the morning the troops pene-
trated the human blockades. He
related that the troops had ap-
proached the citizen wall many
times in the previous days, "but this
time they shot at the citizens." As a
result the protestors began to fight
back.
It was this scene, of soldiers and
citizens intermixed in the square, in
the streets of the city, guns pointing
at the civilians, bottles thrown at the
soldiers, that flashed across millions
of t.v. screens in U.S. homes. Bier-
haus said, "there was shock and
disbelief. The citizens could not
believe the PL A was shooting at lao
bai xing', the common person." The
people were all scared, some were
hurt, all were angry.
Within a few days, the troops
pulled back, asdid the citizens. Were
theirdemandsevermettotheslight-
est degree? Kehoe explained, "for
three days the Chinese press was
the freest it's ever been. But that
was only three days." The theme of
the movement was drowned out by
the citizens' protestation over the
government's reaction. Bierhaus
claimed, "the Intelligensia of China
arc very oppressed as the whole of
China is, and they were protesting
against that."
The movement may not have
succeeded in raising the level of
respect the Chinese government
holds for the intellectual commu-
nity. Teachers' low salaries and
students' and teachers' dismal liv-
ing conditions may not see improve-
ment in the near future either.
However, Kehoe expressed his
belief that this movement has "laid
a groundwork for a new move-
ment." He added, "this is just an-
other step which won't be noticed
until the next movement, which will
go a step further." He said the Chi-
nese people, especially the students,
"have learned a lot about how to
protest effectively."
present it to the Governing Boards
in October. However, even then a
formal resolution may not be
reached.
Officers resign —
(Continued from page 1)
She added that the officers were
sorry that it had happened and that
"there was in no way any malice."
LaPine said the student was "justi-
fiably angry" and correct in "de-
manding compensation."
The senior class will now attempt
to fill the vacant positions. A class
meeting will be held on September
28, to discuss what should be done.
LaPine said the whole situation is
"devastating, but you have to keep
going. There is the rest of the senior
year to think about."
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The real collusion story...
Opinion
Fire at Will
by Adam Najberg
Gravel J. Malarkey, Private Eye
extrordinaire, plopped his feet onto
his rolltop tesk and silently con-
gratulated himself. He had every
right to be proud. Malarkey was on
special assignment to the United
States Justice Department and had
just completed an investigation of
collusion and price-fixing among
twenty-three Northeastern private
colleges and universities. He had
spent myriad hours prowling the
air ducts of Bowdoin College, and
now he was done.
There was an added bonus, too.
He fondled a microcassette and a
transcript file lovingly. Here was
more than enough evidence to con-
vict the ringleader of the group, his
archenemy, Wally "Skids" Moul-
ton, alias Walter. He was as guilty
as Pete Rose and as crooked as a
dog's hind leg. He popped the
microcassette into his recorder,
opened the report and began to read
and listen with gusto.
(Scene: Bowdoin Student Aid Of-
fice. 1 a.m. The room reeks of stale
beer and pretzels. A haze of cigar
smoke hangs like a shroud over
twenty-three Student Aid Directors.
The men and women are playing
poker).
"Okay," grunted the d irector from
Dartmouth. Til call. You in or out,
Wally?"
Walter Moulton chomped on the
slobbered end of his stogie. He was
thinking. "Well, let's see. I'll see
your two Beta, jock-type hockey
players and raise you a computer
geek. Now, how's about that?"
Til see your computer geek and
raise you two ultra-feminists," re-
sponded the Wellesley director.
Moulton won the hand. The men
and women relaxed for a minute.
The directors from Brown and Yale
amused themselves by having a
belching contest. Moulton cleared
his throat.
"Hey, guys," he said. "What do
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from?"
The Wesleyan director re-
sponded. "It's a crock. Dick Thorn-
burgh's kid. Princess, got pitched a
shutout in the East. She was for 23
with us. It's just sour grapes. So, he
gets pissed off and accuses us of
price gouging. Stupid, huh?"
"Yeah," responded Moulton.
"Imagine us, price-fixing. That's the
most — " He was interrupted by the
buzzing of his desk phone. He
picked it up and spoke in a voice
like buttered velvet.
"Hello, Wally's Ticket, Gourmet
Food and Lingerie Emporium. If
you can sing it, eat it or wear it,
we've got it. How may I help you?
Oh, it's you, Roy. I thought I told
you not to call me on this number.
Look, I'm really busy now. We're
having our annual directors' meet-
ing." He could hardly hear Greason
over mammoth burps from the
background.
He yelled at the Brown and Yale
directors. "Hey, androgynous group
of sentient beings, keep it down. I
can't hear the man. No, not you
Roy. Yeah, I am trying to eliminate
that generic use of 'man, he and his.'
Oh, then if you're not a man, what
should I call you? Well, what do
you want? DEAD tickets? You?
Okay, I gotta couple primo seats left
for fifty bucks a pop. What? You
want 'em for that price, go to Ticket-
ron. I'm trying to make a living
here. Hey, same to you, pal." He
slammed down the phone. It rang
again.
"This is it, Roy. I've had enough.
Oh, who?" Moulton turned to his
fellow directors. "Hey, any of you
guys know a Wendell Farthington
HI?" They shrugged their shoulders.
"Oh, you're a high school senior
and you want to come to Bowdoin.
You've gotten into Bowdoin. Con-
gratulations! Bye, now," he started
to hang the phone up. "What? Your
financial aid package isn't high
enough. Your dad lost all his money
in the stock market. How can Bow-
doin help you? Are you African-
American? Hispanic? Oriental?
Come on, I'm trying to make it easy,
here. Are you a Native American?
A woman? No, I'm sorry. You're
out of luck. You'll have to look else-
where for college? Brown, Harvard,
Williams? Well, you do what you
have to do, but I have a feeling you
won't do much better. How do I
know? Twenty-two little birds told
me," he chuckled. He hung up the
phone and looked at the other di-
rectors knowingly.
"Come on guys, let's play,"
bleated Moulton. "Uh oh! Can
someone loan me an overachiever
or a couple of minority students?
I'm kind of short right now."
They played the hand. Moulton
lost and lost badly. He was desper-
ate. "Please, would somebody take
my IOU for fifty or sixty students?
What about lumber? I've got ninety
pines right across campus."
The directors shook their heads.
One answered. "I don't know,
Wally. That's some kind of dough.
How do we know you're not going
to skip out on us? Besides, where
are you going to raise that much
cash?"
Moulton's eyes gleamed wick-
edly. He smiled and spoke. 'That's
easy! I've got it all figured out. At
twelve percent I can cover it. I'll just
tell the Governing Boards we need
to raise tuition."
On a final note to last week's
column, I extend an apology to
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Dorothy Coleman for a vicious ad
hominem attack. While I stand
firmly behind my argument that
generic diction is not a vehicle for
sexism, I was out of line in question-
ing her professionality. As much as
I disagree with the brevity of the
work and the paucity of reasonable
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sexist language, her professional
reputation is beyond reproach.
Language has evolved so that words
like "fantastic" have little to do with
their roots (Greek: Phantastikos -
able to present to the mind), and
English has come far enough along
so that "man" and "mankind" in-
clude woman and womankind with-
out any pernicious intentions, but
not enough to cover up a rude ver-
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Racism persists
In South Africa, where everyday
the sun rises and sets over un-
freedom and General Electric, and
where the police pour buckshot
into the skulls of four-year olds.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu re-
cently had this to say about the
squashing of an anti-apartheid
demonstration: "They say that
apartheid is dead, but really it's
one of the most extraordinary
corpses I've ever seen. They had
dogs, they had tear gas, they had
quirts. To do what? To stop black
people walkingon God'sbeaches."
His remark was reported in The
Nation, (September 18, 1989) which
went on to describe the latest esca-
pades of a loutish government that
has.imprisoned over 30,000 people
without trial since 1985.
Meanwhile, the Fourth Estate in
this country, a herd of talking heads
and scribblers who begin to look
and sound increasingly like noth-
ing but a vast mouthpiece for the
status quo, was busy examining
our most pressing problem: drugs.
Having stared on in speechless
horror as our former Enemy and
alter-ego. Communism, removed
the devil's horns from its own head,
the moguls of the med ia have since
acted with stunning alacrity to
provide us with a new bogeyman.
The Enemy now speaks either
Spanish or thedialectsof the ghetto
instead of Russian, and rather than
taking our property he wants only
to sell us a high, but the basic mes-
sage is the same: the Enemy is
around every corner and under
every bed, he is evil, and he wants
yourchildren.Thecure? Resurrect
the moral fiber of the nation, excise
the culprit "with extreme preju-
dice," and send the children of the
ghetto cheerily off to work at
McDonald's.
Racism, of course, is dead in this
great nation of ours. Pat Buchanan,
a former paramour in the Reagan
publicity harem now to be found
officiating over the airwaves eve-
rywhere, was recently heard to say,
"Not bad, for one hundred years
after the Civil War!" Arithmetic
aside, his point was well taken:
surely a century is not too long to
wait for Bernard Shaw to become,
chief anchor of CNN News. But
while Shaw, Rather, Jennings, and
Koppel make us all feel so good by
deploring barbarity in Bcnsonhurst
and Virginia Beach and by sancti-
moniously interviewing the vic-
tims of a sudden war against our
own cities, something far deeper is
going on in America. The descen-
dants of those who were locked
out of Camclot are coming of age
in a fortress crumbling at its foun-
dations, and they are still without
the rights of human beings.
The poor are still destitute, and
now the gears of the mighty nation
which failed in its promise of lib-
erty and justice for all appear to be
grinding to a halt as the machine is
fouled in its own wastes. The eco-
nomic miracle of the fairy-tale
Presidents, Messrs. Teflon and
Smooth, has done nothing to erase
thedistinctionsbetween those who
have too much of what is worth-
less and those who have not
enough of what is fundamentally
necessary. Indeed that chasm has
grown wider and deeper. Across it
the guardians of the status quo are
firing word s and bullets at the only
enemy they can (or will) see, while
the institutional roots of drug abuse
and violence in America go largely
unremarked . Is it cynicism or blind-
ness that so jaundices the eye of the
beholder?
Perhaps Mr. Buchanan el al
would do better to tally up our
progress from a slightly more re-
cent date. In 1896 Justice Harlan of
the Supreme Court wrote a pro-
found dissenting opinion in Pkssy
v Ferguson, the decision which
sanctioned legally imposed segre-
gation by means of the preposter-
ous "separate but equal" doctrine.
"Our Constitution is color-blind,"
he warned, "and neither knows
nor tolerates classes among citi-
zens."
The world watches entranced
while Mr. Smooth, who got where
he is on the shoulders of Willie
Horton, practices his golf swing
down the road. Meanwhile, the
promise of the Constitution with-
ers unborn. Not very good, for
several thousand years of human
civilization
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Making it work again
It seems that every semester we write
on the subject of the Executive Board.
In itself this is not, surprising: the
student government of any college should
be one of the most important sources of
news and debate on campus.
But at Bowdoin, wc have fallen into a
disheartening pattern. We spend our
editorial space discussing the Board it-
self, and its inability to get anything done.
Wc don't even get to the point of discuss-
ing its policy decisions.
This week, like so many other weeks in
the recent past, the Executive Board is the
laughing stock of the campus. Only nine
people showed up to run for fifteen posi-
tions. We don't blame the nine who did;
on the contrary, we applaud their will-
ingness to get involved in something that
they were probably told to avoid like the
plague.
You know the whole spiel: the campus
is apathetic, no one cares about any thing,
no one wants to get involved, the Exec
Board is a joke anyway, blah, blah, blah.
We think that focus is wrong. Rather
than criticizing the Execs, and writing
the whole thing off as a useless and inef-
fective adventure which serves only to
pad one's resume, we should seek to
understand the reasons for the lack of
interest students are showing in the
Board. And we should seek to correct
those reasons.
The principal problem is the campus
perception of the Exec Board. It must
change. And it will only change with
time, when a group of enthusiastic stu-
dents make the effort necessary to return
the Board to the position of respect and
power it once held. Students simply be-
lieve the Board has no real power, and
can't effect any changes in anyone's life.
Wait, you, the doubting reader, say.
Isn't this rather circular logic? No one
wants to be on the Board because it is a
joke, but the Board needs people to take
it seriously so that everyone will stop
thinking that way. That doesn't make
sense.
Well, we concede that this may be an
endless cycle. But in sports, coaches of-
ten talk of rebuilding years. It may take
four or five years for a team that starts
with a crop of enthusiastic, young play-
ers to become competitive. But you have
to start somewhere. We hope it won't
take the Exec Board fouror five years to
rebuild itself into a position of respect
again. But if it does, the end result will
have been worth the wait.
The fact that only three upperclassmen
ran for the Board demonstrates clearly
the depths to which campus opinion of
student government has sunk. But they
and the first-year students who have
joined represent the beginning of the road
back to respect.
We hope that there are six other stu-
dents as willing and enthusiastic to make
changes in Bowdoin's perception of stu-
dent government. It will probably be a
thankless and frustrating task — one for
which the rewards may not be seen for
some time. But it is a task that must be
met head-on. I
The Board will have to set modest goals
for itself first: generating a response to
the upcoming elections isits most impor-
tant at the moment. People need to know
what is going on: when are the elections?
How will they work? Perhaps the cur-
rent Board should come up with a list of
items it would like to address in the
upcoming semester and year: people will
be more interested in running if they
knewsomeof the issues they would have
input on. The Board should also explain
clearly how it works, and how it can
make changes. There are plenty of stu-
dents, not just new ones, that haven't the
foggiest idea how the Board operates.
Finally, we think the student body
needs to take it easy on the Exec Board fo
a while. Hopefully, there will be several
choices for the six remaining seats in the
upcoming elections. Exercise your right
to vote, and then give them a chance to
prove themselves.
Letters to the Editor
History options limited
To the Editor:
There has been a debate by ed ucators in the
United States over the past several years
concerning the values of attaining a "core"
education. Following the release of the much
publicized Closing of the American Mind by
University of Chicago professor Allan Bloom,
the debate over the emphasis that colleges
and universities place on trad itional academ-
ics was given added public attention.
Bowdoin, a liberal arts college with limited
monetary resources and a small teaching staff
has, for the most part, taken the appropriate
middle ground. The administration has ade-
quately mixed the selection of customary
course selections in classic English literature,
American government, and political theory,
while at the same time devoting increased
resources to newer, and important fields of
study such as Afro-American studies,
Women's studies and Latin American his-
tory.
It is important that Bowdoin continue to
walk this line that includes both traditional
and more contemporary fields of study. The
History department failed to keep this bal-
ance in mind when planning this year's cur-
riculum. A History major with a concentra-
tion in American history has two choices for
Execs need more members
300 level courses in the 1 989-90 school year —
"Research in Twentieth-Century Afro-Ameri-
can History" or "A History of Women's Voices
in America." .
Undoubtably, each class covers topics
important in the study of American history,
and are taught by well-respected professors.
However, both Women's Studies and Afro-
American Studies have separate requirements
for a major in their respective fields. The net
result is the student that suffers is the Ameri-
can history major who wishes to take their
senior seminar in a topic that encompasses a
traditional scope of American history.
The solution is actually very simple. After
American history Professor William White-
side retired last year no replacement has been
forthcoming. The department was left with
two American history professors, each with a
special interest in the two courses being taught
this year. While there certainly are benefits to
building new facilities on campus that will
increase the quality of study at Bowdoin, it is
equally important to continue to hike more
teachers in the same pursuit of constantly
upgrading, improving and expanding the
academic community.
Zach Messitte '90
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To the Editor:
I am writing this letter in response to the
article in last week's Orient entitled "Small
turnout for Exec Board."
I believe that the general student body does
not understand the importance of the Execu-
tive Committee, and the importance of filling
the fifteen seats with motivated and dedi-
cated students. The Executive Committee is
the governing board for the student commu-
nity. As a result, they are involved in nearly
every aspect of student life. It is the Executive
Committee that appoints student representa-
tives to all the different committees on cam-
pus, thus assuring the student body proper
representation on school issues. The issues
discussed and the policies deriving from these
committees are not insignificant. For example,
the construction of a 27 million dollar science
center, the construction of a new student
center, the search for a new college president,
the restructuring of class scheduling, the
general goals of the college, and many other
issues that affect the daily lives of the student
body.
In addition to appointing student repre-
sentatives to various committees, the Execu-
tive Board also sets policies of the student
body. An example of the Exec Board's power
is that it controls the ultimate allocation of
funds to the various student groups on cam-
pus. That is, we have the power to either
approve or deny the recommendations of the
Student Activities Fee Committee, which
means the Exec board can indirectly control
the destiny of student groups. This is not a
minor power, as the SAFC allocates nearly
$200,000 each year.
One does not have to go far to hear student s
complaining about events that are happening
on campus. For example, they cut down the
trees, they make all that noise building the
science center, they made that new system at
the M.U. Dining hall, they don't tell us any-
thing,andtheydidn'tgiveus what we wanted.
Unfortunately, we do not have to look very
hard to find out who they are, in fact looking
in a mirror would be a good place to start. The
means exist for student opinion to be heard,
the means exist for student representatives to
report back to the student body, and the means
exist for the student body to express its opin-
ion both in the "board room" and in the
streets.
We now face a critical point at Bowdoin.
When only nine students run for fifteen scats
on the Executive board, and thirteen commit-
tee scats are vacant, the potential for error
increases. For example, in the first meeting of
the Executive Board, which currently consists
of one senior, two sophomores, and six first
year students, we approved SAFC's $187,000
budget. Because of the Board's lack of experi-
ence, the 8-1 vote approving the budget was
based solely on trust. I can only hope that I do
not hear from other students, "Can you be-
lieve THEY cut our budget, now we can't...."
Of course/the way to avoid events like this
from happening is to get involved. Run for
the Executive Board, sign-up to be on a com-
mittee, and stay tuned in to what is happen-
ing on campus. Otherwise, we will all be out
in the cold.
Daniel Brakewood '90
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Letters to the Editor - Najberg column draws response
Column off the mark
To the Editor:
Adam Najberg's column in last
week's Orient criticizing tho use of
non-sexist language was way off
tho mark. Unfortunately, however,
many people share Najberg's skop-
luMii for the use of gender-neutral
language.
Words are undeniably powerful.
They are the means by which we
communicate with one another. Our
understanding of each other's
thoughts necessarily depends on the
words we choose to express them.
Yet.asany poet would attest, their
strength lies in their subtlety. Wedo
not al ways thinkdirectlyabout their
message. Their effect must some-
times be subconscious.That human-
kind refers itself as "man" without
a second thought attests to the de-
gree to which it accepts the word's
underlying assumption.
In using sexist language, we al-
low ourselves to continue in igno-
rance toward our assumptions and
their effect on our treatment of
women (this is as true for women as
for men). But if we make the effort
to change, a startling thing will hap-
pen. We will think about our as-
sumptions and realize how foolish
they are. The power of words can be
directed toward understanding
instead of ignorance.
If you don't believe me, just try it.
Each time you catch youself saying
"man" instead of "humankind," you
will wonder about the terms, and
how they came about. When you
catch yourself calling a grown
woman a girl, you will feel pretty
stupid. Out at least you will know
you were stupid. If youarea woman
and refer to yourself as a girl, you
will wonder why you are not giving
yourself enough respect.
Najberg's treatment of the issue
is uninformed at best. He grossly
misrepresentsand ridiculesthe non-
sexist language rationale, and by
consequence, feminism.
To cite the most offensive ex-
amples - first, he wrongly assumes
that feminists want to change litera-
ture and quotations, and he gives a
number of outrageous examples.
Literature and quotations are obvi-
ously valuble in their own right. If
anything, feminists wish to preserve
them for their historical record of
sexism. Change focuses on the fu-
ture.
Second, he suggests that women
use feminist sexist pronouns (such
as she, hers, etc.) in their writing.
Again he is wrong, but this time he
manages to misrepresent the entire
Dean Jervis responds
To the Editor:
For the record, the "Guidelines
for Non-Sexist Language" lam-
pooned by Adam Najberg in his
September 15th column was writ-
ten by Ms. Coleman at my request
and was distributed to faculty and
students by my office. Last spring a
group of students, male and female,
came to ask that the college do
something to raise community
awareness of sexist language. In
discussing possible strategies that
might be both effective and practi-
cal, we arrived at this one. The
problem was to find a succinct state-
Liberating the lang
To the Editor:
We male members of th£ Bow-
doin community owe Adam
Najberg a debt of gratitude for his
courageous expose of Professor
Coleman's subversion of the Eng-
lish language. It is heartening to see
that Man and Mankind have such
champions among the student body.
My only criticism of Mr. Najberg's
crusading article is that it doesn't go
far enough. It's time that we put the
term "Man" back into those prov-
erbs and adages where "Woman"
has for too long prevailed. From
now on, let it be said that "a Man's
place is in the home,", "Man is the
weaker sex," and "frailty, thy name
is Man." Let menial and demeaning
ment that could be reproduced on
one page; Ms. Coleman generously
agreed to provide one before she
went on leave.
To attack Ms. Coleman's research
record on the basis of this statement
is ignorant and unjust. To say that
language that is generic is therefore
harmless is astonishing. To suggest
that if no harm is intended then no
harm is done is naive. For a writer to
deny that language has power is
sharply ironic.
Sincerely,
Jane L. Jervis
Dean of the College
Author needs workshop
purpose behind feminism. It seeks
equality, not female superiority.
One who is so uninformed should
reserve judgement. She or he (why
does that sound funny?) should get
tho facts before claiming, even
implicitly, to have insight. This is a
serious problem at Bowdoin (as wel
as other places). Many arc willing to
offer opinionsof feminism, but rela-
tively few arc willing to treat it fairly
- learn its true arguments, even take
a class in it.
So the stereotype of feminists as
ugly, anti-male, easily offended,
overly emotional girlsabounds. And
arguments like Najberg's takeon an
attractive quality in their feminist-
bashing. This is a sorry state of af-
fairs for Bowdoin students, the
"future leaders of America." But it
is even sorrier for the damage it
does to feminism and its injustice to
women.
Sincerely,
Dana M. Stanley '91
Student "appalled"
To the Editor:
I am disappointed and appalled
by Adam Najberg's response to
Dorothy Coleman's "Guidelines For
Non-Sexist Language." Adam's
archaic notions about language il-
lustrate a complete ignorance of the
subtle forms of oppression which
abuseand subordinate many margi-
nalized groups in society. Language,
(like many "fundamental truths")
operates" as a construct of society,
reflecting the ideologies of the
dominant powers. At thesametime,
language also informs our percep-
tions of ourselves and those around
us. We are caught in a system of
language which both defines and
reinforces ideas which are often
harmful and counterproductive. For
a journalist to ignore the impact and
importanceof the written word, any
uage
tasks be known as "Man's work."
Revise Kipling's famous witticism
to read "a Man is only a Man, but a
good cigar is a smoke." Edit Oscar
Wilde ("Man is the decorative sex")
and Martin Luther("wine,Mcn,and
song"). Let women know that "Hell
hath no fury like a Man scorned,"
and that one should "never trust a
Man."
Only when the English language
is fully liberated from the generic
use of the word "Woman" can we
be certain that the values of West-
ern Man will endure. Thank God (a
male God, of course) that men like
Adam Najberg are Man-ing the
barricades!
Clifton Olds
To the Editor:
"Language plays an essential part
in our articulation of experience
and our communication of con-
structed meaning to others." (Philip
K. Boch) As a writer, Adam Najberg
should be particularly aware of the
Editorial a "joke"
To the Editor:
In last week's editorial, 'Tire at
Will," Adam Najberg wrote that
quibbl ing over the English language
is a joke. Likewise, so was his edito-
rial. Women deserve to be equally
Sexism should be challenged
importance of language specifics.
His editorial demonstrates that he
is not. Perhaps a workshop in basic
English writing skills would help.
Sincerely,
Susan Chandler '90
To the Editor:
Analysis of sexist patterns of dis-
course has become an important
area of academic inquiry, contrary
to what Adam Najberg may believe.
Feminist legal scholars, literary
theorists, linguists, sociologists, an-
thropologists, historians, political
theorists, art historians and econo-
mists have found our ordinary pat-
ternsof speaking, writingand think-
ing heavily stamped by sexist tradi-
tions. One of the pioneering books
in this area was Robin Lakoff s Law
guageand Woman's Place, published
as early as 1975. Recently, the
Modern Language Association, the
professional association of those
interested in the study and teaching
of language, has published several
texts on the subject. Dorothy Cole-
man's analysis is, therefore, part of
an area of scholarship that is neither
faddish nor trivial.
Language is powerful tool, It
shape* our laws and ourdayd reams,
our history and our conversation,
our public speeches and our private
letters. Mr. Najberg, ironically, bogs
the question when he writes, There
is no malice or oven conscious
thought on the part of most writers
to express sexism in their works."
"Unconscious" sexism , whether it
is written into a law or told as an
after-dinner joke, is objectionable.
Sexism and racism spring from
tho same source - a fear and intoler-
ance of the Other, and it is impor-
tant that both be challenged, how-
ever "unconscious" they may seem.
This, it seems to me, is what Dorothy
Coleman was attempting to do.
Sincerely,
Sarah Gallagher
Writer, Public Relations and
Publications
written word, is shocking.
I would like to think that Adam's
experiences in China last year
helped him to question various
modes of propaganda, both indi-
rect and overt, as well as under-
stand the consequences of oppres-
sion. Adam's column, however,
implies that he merely reinforced
the patriarchal notion that oppres-
sion can be qualified and that vio-
lence and bloodshed are the only
"real" manifestationsof oppression.
How can Adam have the audacity
to claim what is a "real issue," par-
ticularly when his position in the
case of both the Chinese students
and women is that of an outside
observer? I find it demeaning for
Adam to tell me what I should and
should not consider important when
he hasobviously never experienced
the degradation of sexist language.
Finally, I must also criticize the
abusive and disrespectful manner
in which Adam addresses Profes-
sor Coleman. Adam refers to Pro-
fessor Coleman's guide as "her lat-
est one page wonder." I didn't real-
ize that Adam was so familiar with
her research, enough so to be able to
pass judgement as to whether or not
it is "earth-shattering." Adam's
slanderous comments toward Pro-
fessor Coleman were unnecessary
and immature.
1 truly hope that Adam is sincere
in wanting to "end all discrimina-
tion." Perhaps he could start by
climbing down off his pedantic
pedestal to question some of the
values which he takes for granted.
Julie Felner '91
Women's Collective offended
To the Editor:
We the members of the Women's
Resource Center Collective were
offended by Adam Najberg's article
"Firs' At Will" which appeared in
the Orient on September 15. Adam
has failed to understand the power
of language in our society. It is dis-
appointing to see that a member of
the journalistic community, some-
one whose mode of expression
depends entirely on the use and
application of langauge, is unable
to realize the profound connection
between words and social realities.
To divorce decisions regarding
semantics from the issues which
shape those decisions is short-
sighted. The assumption that
women's oppression throughout the
world is completely separate from
the forms of language which we
employ displays a gross ignorance
regarding the perpetuation of sex-
ism in our society.
If Adam Najberg would "pay
anything to put an end to discrimi-
nation," than we question why he
chooses to exclude half of the Ori-
ent's readers in the very first sen-
tence of his article. Unbeknownst to
Adam, the subtle effects of exclu-
sive language convey and reinforce
sexism. Weare saddened that when
most institutions have recognized
the use of gender-neutral terms, a
student who considers himself po-
litically open-minded would sub-
scribe to such narrow beliefs.
The Women's Resource Center
Collective
Sexist language detrimental
represented and included every-
where - yes, Adam Najberg, even in
the English language.
Sincerely,
Greg Merrill '90
To the Editor:
It struck me after reading Adam
Najberg's editorial column last week
that out of the eight classes I took
last year in six of them we talked
about the political and social power
that language has in shaping a soci-
ety. Language reflects attitudes and
influences people's behavior and
opinions. A good example of this
has been the move from using
"nigger" to "negroe" to "black" to
"African-American." Each of the
earlier terms carried along with it
certain connotations, connotations
which were oppressive. This is
similar to the demand that the fe-
male students on this campus be
called women opposed to girls. After
all, males are rarely described as
boys. Referring to females as girls
establishes an unequal relationship
between women and men. This need
to use'non-prejudiced and non-sex-
ist language resulted from the reali-
zation that such words have had a
great influence on how people treat
other "ipeople. It still surprises me
that Adam could go through so
many years at Bowdoin and appar-
ently miss this basic correlation. On
top of that, it is surprising that a
"journalist" could not recognize the
power of the word.
I realize that in Adam's opinion
the women's movement should
redirect their time and effort to bet-
ter causes than fighting for equality
in language and Bowdoin should
find better uses for their money.
The opinion, however, that the fight
for non-sexist language trivializes
the efforts for equality seems rather
ignorant to me. This opinion, in fact,
trivializes the power of language.
But on a personal level I am curious.
How can a member of any group
that is oppressive tell the oppressed
that they shouldn't feel a certain
way? Why does any man have the
right to tell a woman how sheshould
feel when she hears, "all men are
created equal." Or how she should
feel when she hears the words "I
now pronounce you man and wife."
Or how she should feel when she is
called a "freshman,." Or what it's
like to read "peace for all of man-
kind." Or what it's like to take his-
tory classes. It may seem generic to
Adam, but every time I hear or read
such words or phrases I think of
men not men and women. I feel
excluded in a male society. I don't
believe that I am alone in feeling
this way, either. The fact is no male
can say how a woman should feel.
Sincerely,
Whitney Smith '92
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VOLUME CXIX
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1989
NUMBER 4
Roger Howell, Jr. dies at 53
Professor since 1964, and tenth president of the College
Roger Howell, Jr., president
emeritus of Bowdoin College, and
an internationally recognized his-
torian, died Wednesday, Septem-
ber 27. He was 53 years old and a
resident of Brunswick, Maine.
"Roger Howell's life was an es-
sential part of Bowdoin College,"
commented President A: LeRoy
Greason. "He was a student, teacher,
administrator, and loyal alumnus.
The Bowdoin family will miss one
of its most generous and caring
Roger Howell, Jr.
members."
Howell became Bowdoin's tenth
president in 1969 at the age of 32
and at that time was one of the
youngest college presidents in the
nation. As president, he instituted
major innovations in academic
programs and policies at the col-
lege. Under his leadership Bowdoin
became a coeducational institution
and began admitting women under-
graduates, expanded its enrollment
from 950 to 1,350, eliminated Col-
lege Board en-
trance examina-
tion require-
ments, estab-
lished Maine's
first Afro-Ameri-
can center and
developed an aca-
demic program in
Afro-American
studies, devel-
oped a highly
sophisticated
computing center,
inaugurated a
Twelve College
Exchange Pro-
gram with other
leadingliberalarts
institutions, insti-
tuted procedures
for undergradu-
ate participation
in college govern-
ance, and main-
tained a balanced
budget despite
inflationary pres-
sures.
During How-
ell's presidency, Bowdoin in 1972
launched a successful capital cam-
paign to commemorate the 175th
anniversary of its founding. The
175th Anniversary Campaign Pro-
gram exceeded its three-year
514,525,000 goal six months before
its scheduled conclusion. Howell
resigned from the presidency in 1978
to return to full-time teaching and
research.
Leonard W. Cronkhite, Jr. chair
of the board of trustees stated,
"Roger Howell was a world-re-
nowned scholar and a great teacher
and we will feel his loss greatly."
Commented Alfred H. Fuchs,
dean of the faculty, "Roger Howell
loved Bowdoin College and that
love was returned by those of us
whose lives he touched. He was
generous of himself, to his students,
and to his colleagues. His contribu-
tions to Bowdoin and to the world
of scholarship will be missed."
A widely-published scholar,
Howell continued to teach through-
out the years of his Bowdoin presi-
dency. An extremely popular
teacher, Howell's speciality was
Tudor and Stuart England but his
interests ran the gamut from early
archaeology in prehistoric Britain
to the government of Margaret
Thatcher.^ His teaching was not
confined to political history. Healso
taught courses in British literature
and society.
Daniel Levine, chair of the de-
partment of history, commented,
"He was an important colleague as
a teacher, scholar and friend. He
was wonderful to have among us
and he will be missed by the Col-
lege, the department, and the stu-
dents."
Professor of History Paul L.
Nyhus added, "Roger was a splen-
did colleague and a beloved friend
whom weall shall miss very much."
Despite the pressures of adminis-
trative duties, Howell wrote three
widely-acclaimed books; edited two
others; founded and edited the Brit-
ish Studies Monitor, a well-re-
spected scholarly journal, and wrote
scores of important essays on Brit-
ish history. One of the few Ameri-
cans to have taught English History
at Oxford University, Howell in 1961
became an elected Associate of the
Royal Historical Society, and in 1971
was elected Fellow of the Royal
Historical Society. Howell's eight
books include biographies of Sir
PhilipSidneyand OliverCromwell.
He edited Prescott: The Conquest of
Mexico, the Conquest of Peru, and Other
Writings; wrote The Origins of the
English Revolution, and last year
published the co-authored Maine in
the Age of Discovery: Christopher
Levett's Voyage 1623-1624. At the
time of his death, he had nearly
completed a major work on chang-
ing historical assessments of Oliver
Cromwell, an extension of his ear-
lier scholarship.
Howell was named William R.
Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities
at Bowdoin in 1986, a position he
held at his death. A native of Balti-
(Continued on page 7)
Mock trial investigates date rape
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
It is not often that an event with
the potential to alter lives comes
along. On Monday, October 2, in a
daring departure from leaflets and
speakers, the Peer Relations Sup-
port Group is presenting a mock
rape trial. The trial, also sponsored
by Counseling Services, Campus
Events, the Office of the Dean of the
College, the Bowdoin Women's
Association and the Women's Re-
source Center, promises to explore
emotions and attitudes which have
long remained untapped.
The trial will explore the issue of
date, or acquaintance, rape, and the
question of when sex is part of an
evening spent together and when it
is a violent crime. PRSG is sponsor-
ing this event, rather than a movie
or another less controversial mode
of communication, in order togauge
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student awareness of and response
to date rape.
This trial, said Mary Inman '90, is
"a survey ... of what Bowdoin really
thinks about rape not in a hypo-
thetical but in an honest situation."
In this fictional trial, the alleged
victim, Kim Lamboli, is being played
by Inman and the defendant, David
Bristol, by Pat Seed '90. David and
Kim areboth Bowdoin students who
quickly become good friends. Said
Seed, "Our friendship went to con-
fiding in each other."
The actual occurrences of the
night of the alleged incident cannot
be divulged due to courtroom pro-
cedure. As in any court case, the
potential jurors — the Bowdoin
community — must have as little
prior knowledgeof the incident and
the people involved as possible.
Standard procedures such as
(Continued on page 5)
Execs abandon rules of order
RICH LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
The. nine current members of
the 89 - 90 Executive Board met for
the second time this Monday. Once
again, the most pressing issue
facing the board was the six va-
cant seats. According to the
constitution, the six seats must be
filled by next Monday.
Later in the meeting, the board
voted unanimously to limit their
use of Robert's Rules of Order. It
was the opinion of the board that
in general discussion the rules
helped little and hindered much,
slowing down discussions and
reducing the board's efficiency. In
the future.Robert's Rules will be
used only at the discretion of the
Ni \JC>air. Essentially what this deci-
sion means is that the whole meet-
ing will take the form of an open
forum, restricted only when the
Chair so chooses.
In other business, the Exec
Board:
• discussed the large number of
paper cups used in both the Union
andTowerdiningareas.Theprob-
lem was brought to their attention
by the Druids, who encourage the
use of glasses as an alternative to
cups. The board decided to look
into other solutions as well.
• heard the petition of The
Sensationalist to have its char^cV
upgraded from FC-3 to FC-2. The
board approved theupgrade, mak-
ing an additional S350 available to
the paper's editors. The represen-
tatives from The Sensationalist said
that the bulk of the money was to
go into the publication of one or
more six-to-eight-page issues of
their paper.
• discussed the security prob-
lem in the library. The matter was
brought up by Fawn Baird '93,
who said, "for one of the largest
undergraduate libraries on this
coast, the security here is pretty
casual." Apparently, several
people have approached her with
the complaint that the library staff
had been unable to find or account
for a book that ought to have been
in the library.
The board plans to send a letter
to the President of the College, the
Governing Boards, and anyone
else who will listen, calling for
funds to install a more efficient
security system.
• heard the report of the three-
person panel appointed to fill the
1 3 em pty seats on various Govern-
ing Boards committees. The panel
will interview candidates on Sun-
day.
New Exec Board members
Six candidates ran to fill the six open positions. They were accepted
as full members of the Board last night.
Medha Pate! '93
Daniel Berwick '93
Rebecca Smith '93
Suzanne Gunn '92
Chip Leighton '93
Brad Chin '91
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, Si-hembi-k 29, l%y
Jervis outlines plans for new center D Y a ,5? keep °"1™$ V S|
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
The first floor of Sargent Gym.
Hyde Cage. Curtis Pool. What do
all of these facilities have in com-
mon? They will be the sight of the
new Bowdoin Student Center. Jane
ganizations, a cafe, a pub, a mail
room which would replace Moul-
ton Union's and Coles Tower's, a
television lounge, and several meet-
ing rooms.
Currently, Jervis and a commit-
tee headed by Bowdoin graduate
Jervis, dean of the college, said that Dick Morrell are discussing some
plans are running smoothly and final details on what should go in
construction could begin as early as
spring or fall '90, depending on how
quickly money is raised to finance
the project.
It will cost eight to 10 million
dollars to complete the Student
Center. "We are really lucky to have
the buildings in a centrally located
place on campus," said Jervis.
Some of the facilities in the center
will include a movie theater, a din-
ing service, offices for student or-
the center and then will determine
where everything is going.
On deciding what will go where,
Jervis commented, "It's like putting
together a jigsaw puzzle."
Once the logistics are taken care
of, fundraising will commence.
After raising the necessary funds, it
will take a year and half for comple-
tion of the Center once construction
begins. If construction is started this
spring, the Center could open in the
fall of '91. Sasaki Associates is de-
signing the structure for the center.
Concerning the necessity of the
Student Center, Jervis said, "We
needed a general hang-out place for
students."
According to Jervis, the Student
Center will also serve to fulfill en-
tertainment purposes as yet unmet
by the dorms due to the insuffi-
ciency of lounges.
On James Bowdoin Day, October
13, a reception will be held in Hyde
Cage for parents and students to see
the future sight of Student Center.
Laterthisfall.anopen-forum will
be held to update thecampus on the
progress of the center. Jervis said
she encourages students to attend
the forum.
New faculty faces appear on campus
JULIE-MARIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Staff
Among the new faculty members
joining the Bowdoin teaching staff
this year is Chandra R. deSilva, a
visiting professor of History and
Asian Studies. DeSilva is from Sri
Lanka and has worked with Bow-
doin on the I.S.L.E. program since
1982. He received a degree from the
University of Sri Lanka and partici-
pated ^n post graduate studies in
London. He has spent the last 25
years teaching courses on the 16th
century Portuguese colonial empire
in Asia and has published works on
this subject.
Mijako Satoh is also a new addi-
tion in the Asian Studies depart-
ment, as an instructor in Japanese
language and literature. Satoh re-
ceived her Ph.D. from Princeton
University with a concentration in
classical Japanese literature and
early 20th century British literature.
Satoh said she "wanted to teach at
an institution where the students
seek knowledge beyond just one
discipline," and Bowdoin's liberal
arts curriculum was such that she
could utilize both of her specialties.
Mariko Onuki said that Bowdoin
offered her the opportunity to teach
in a small college and prepare her
own materials. This lecturer in Japa-
nese is a member of the American
Council of Foreign Teaching Fel-
lows and plans to "emphasize col-
loquial Japanese speaking' and pro-
ficiency. Onuki received her mas-
ters degrees from the University of
Illinois and spent two summers
teaching Japanese language at
Middlebury College
Instructor in English Ann L. Kib-
bie received her B.A degree from
Boston University and just recently
completed her P.h.D. at University
of California at Berkeley. Kibbie
said one of the aspects that made
teaching at Bowdoin attractive was
the freedom in designing courses,
such as a two semester survey course
on the literature of travel.
Making the Bowdoin community
aware that literature can have im-
plications "beyond the book jacket"
is a goal of instructor in English
Christopher Castiglia. After receiv-
ing degrees from Amherst College
DOUG BEAL
ORIENT Staff
Most Bowdoin students will at
some point in their career ride in
one of the four Bowdoin vans.
Physical plant maintains four vinyl
masterpieces along with about 1 10
other pieces of machinery, includ-
ing sailboats, golf carts, and lawn-
mowers.
The four vans are divided among
three departments, with one each
for the the Biology department and
Outing Club, and two reserved for
Athletics. These three groups re-
ceive first priority, and after that
any college-sponsored organization
can reserve a van on a first come,
first serve basis, said Elaine MacLen-
nan, who checks out vans during
the day in Rhodes Hall.
Some groups cannot get vans as
easily, however. "Crew is not au-
thorized by the college as an official
group," said MacLennan, and there-
fore cannot use college vans. To
guarantee its use of a van the geol-
ogy department has rented one with
velour seats for the semester from a
rental agency to use on field trips.
The cost of the vans is distributed
among organizations which use tho
vans. This year costs will include
"the freshmen orientation trips
which did more damage than usud
this year," said Ray Dall, who cues
for the college vans. Oneofthedoors
is now creased with a long dent, and
two vans must now be repainted at
a cost of S1800 due to writing in dirt
which scratched the paint. Most
vans, for similar reasons, are traded
in after three years.
In addition, physical plant has a
Chevrolet wagon and a Plymouth
Caravan, both of which are used
frequently. And until last year, the
college had a 1977 Chevrolet van
donated to volunteer services by a
church. "We had to condemn it,"
said Dall, since it is only safe for
driving around Brunswick.
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Shalom! The Bowdoin Jewish Organization is
pleased to be holding servies for Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur. Services have been scheduled
as follows:
Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 29 - 7.-00 pm in Daggett Lounge, Coles Tower
Sept. 30 - 10:00 am in Maine Lounge, Moulton
Yom Kippur
Oct. 8 - 7:00 pm in Daggett Lounge, Coles Tower
Oct. 9 - 10:00 am in Mitchell Rooms (East and West),
Coles Tower
Services will be conducted in a traditional format and are open
to members of the Bowdoin College and surrounding
communities. If you have any questions, contact Mark Stracks
at 725-3821 or by mail at M.U. Box 551, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, ME 04011. All of us in the Bowdoin Jewish
Organization look forward to welcoming you at our High
Holiday services.
and Columbia University, Castiglia
wrote his dissertation on the narra-
tives of women who are taken hos-
tage, dating back to the 18th century
up to modern-day hostage Patty
Hearst. Using his knowledge of 1 9th
and 20th century American litera-
ture and gender studies, Castiglia
said he plans to teach a class, next
semester focusing on masc*uline
stereotypes in literature, similar in
concept to courses taught about
female stereotypes.
Instructor in Classics Stephen A.
Hall noted that Bowdoin had a good
tradition of Classics and its small
size and liberal arts curriculum was
an attraction. Hall, who is teaching
intermediate Greek and Latin
courses, said he tries to focus on the
social structures of classical society
as well as developing th£ student's
language skills. Hall is a native of
Great Britain and studied Classics
at Oxford University focusing on
theclassicaltraditionof Renaissance
Europe. He also received degrees
from the Warburg Institute at Lon-
don University and Princeton Uni-
versity.
Jews prepare to celebrate
High Holiday period tonight
For a 10 day period beginning
today, Jews on campus as well as
around the world are celebrating
the New Year. ,
Rosh Hashanah marks the
beginning of the year 5750 on the
Jewish ca lander.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
are extremely somber and serious
religious holidays known as the
"High Holy Days."
During this religious period, Jews
reflect on and atone for sins they
may have committed during the
past year. The culmination of this
holiday period occurs with Yom
Kippur, the most sacred day of the
Jewish ye&t. On this Day of
Atonement/ Jews fast, pray and
mediate on the previous year and
the year ahead.
Yom Kippur occurs this year on
Sunday, October 8. Jews
traditionally fast from Sunday at
sunset until Monday at sunset.
The holiday ends with a breaking
of the fast on Monday evening.
Services for Rosh Hashanah are
being sponsored by the Bowdoin
Jewish Organization, will be
conducted tonight and tomorrow
morning.
Rosh Hashanah services will be
held tonight at 7:00p.m. in Daggett
Loungeand tomorrow morningat
10:00 a.m. in MaineLounge.
The services for Yom Kippur will
occur Sunday, Oct.8, and
Monday, Oct. 9. The BJO will
sponsor a breaking of the fast
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 3
Hurricane Hugo: Bowdoin feels its effects
Study away students
tell harrowing tale
SHARON HAYES
ORIENT Asst. News Editor
The'fall semester took an abrupt
turn for three Bowdoin students
when Hurricane Hugo ripped
through St. Croix last week, causing
major damage to the island.
Sarah Haggerty '91, Roger Os-
trander '91 and Stephanie West '91
were forced to return from St. Croix
in the U.S. Virgin Islands last week-
end following the destruction left
by Hurricane Hugo. The hurricane
hit the island on Sunday, Septem-
ber 17, causing extensive damage.
The students were participating
in a program sponsored by Fairleigh
Dickinson University at the West
Indies Laboratory on the island. The
members of the program, 35 stu-
dents, many faculty members and
their families, began to hear reports
about the hurricane on Friday, Sep-
tember 15, said Haggerty.
She said the group spent all day
Saturday boarding up windows,
tieing down boats and securing
everything which was loose in
preparation for the storm. "At the
time we just thought it was a waste
of time," Haggerty said.
The students were living in four
wings of a one-story building.
However, on Sunday all 60 mem-
bers of the program, were put into
one wing.
Haggerty said everyone sat out-
side watching the storm until about
10 or 11, Sunday night, when most
people went off to bed.
Haggerty and West were on the
top bunks and soon heard a tremen-
dous cracking noise. The roof lifted
up and rain began to pour in, she
said.
The students "huddled in the hall-
way", she said, where they listened
to the news and tried to board up
the buckling walls.
After about an hour, the students
moved from the hallway back into
two roomsplacing30peoplein each.
"Everyone was trying to stay against
the walls away from the windows,"
Haggerty said.
A short time later, the outside
door to the hallway blew open. The
participants formed a circle with
people standing outside the circle
holding mattresses on end to pro-
tect the group from possible injury
should the windows or roof have
been blown away.
Eventually, the storm lost some
of its vigor, and at 4 a.m. the group
re-boarded the door and tried to get
some sleep.
At 8 a.m. they sent a couple of
participants out to survey the area.
A few people went to check on
professors who were staying in
homes nearby.
Haggerty said it "looked like
World War HI" had hit the island.
She said there was massive destruc-
tion to all the buildings owned by
the lab. Later she heard reports that
the sustained winds had been re-
corded at 180 miles per hour, with
gusts up to 200 mph.
Monday was spent trying to sal-
vage all that could be saved. "Basi-
cally we tried to reorganize life,"
she said.
The group managed in the days
following the hurricane to get to
town and purchase food, despite
the mass looting which was occur-
ring. Although she never went into
town, Haggerty said many people
had acquired guns and that the situ-
ation was very uneasy.
On Wednesday,September 20, the
group sent a student from Colby
College out to a survey ship where
he called his father, who apparently
had connections with President
Bush. According to Haggerty, the
student's father reported that the
reports coming off the island were
that everything was alright and that
the students would be restarting
classes soon.
President Bush sent military
troops to St. Croix on Wednesday
and soon after a "state of insurrec-
tion" was called. A curfew was in-
stituted.
The director of the program de-
cided to begin sending participants
off the island on Friday, September
22. Haggerty said, 'They had
enough food and water for another
week and they didn't know if they
were going to get anymore."
Ostrander was among those who
left on Friday. The priority he said
was being given to students who
wanted to get back into classes in
the States.
On Saturday the rest of the stu-
dents were sent to the airport.
Haggerty said airport officials were
only honoring certain tickets and as
hers was scheduled to go through
South Carolina, they would not fly
her out. Instead, she and five other
participants were flown to Delaware
by the U.S. Air Force for no charge.
"They were great," she said.
Haggerty returned to campus last
Monday to talk with Dean of Stu-
dents Kenneth Lewallen concern-
ing her options. Although the status
Families of frosh are safe and sound
SHARON HAYES
ORIENT Asst. News Editor
The anxiety caused by Hurri-
cane Hugo the past few weeks has
not been confined to the areas
which were hit by the storm. Even
on Bowdoin campus the effects
have been felt.
Maricelis Hendry '93 from St.
Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands
and John Vegas '93 from Puerto
Rico both spent many worried
hours wondering about their fami-
lies, friends and homes.
The hurricane, which hit St.
Croix the night of Sunday, Sept. 17
and Puerto Rico the following
morning, caused heavy damage to
both islands.
After hearing the reports of a
hurricane in the Caribbean, both
students tried to call their families
on Sunday. Vegas was unable to
get through, but Hendry spoke
with her mother and her sister.
Her family, Hendry said, was not
worried. She said St. Croix had
never really had a direct hit from a
hurricane and her family expected
to "ride this one out," as they had
previously this year.
Hendry watched the news all
night and was shocked when she
heard the island had been hit.
Vegas expressed similar surprise
when he learned that the hurri-
cane had swept through Puerto
Rico.
Both students said following the
hurricane it was impossible to get
through to their families at home.
They spent a lot of time listening to
the news and both located cable
television sets where they could
watch CNN.
Vegas said he was particularly
worried about his two younger
brothers and sister. Everything was
"pretty much up in the air," he
said.
Vegas received a phonecall from
his mother on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
She told Vegas that everyone in
the family was alright, including
.his father who lives in San Juan, a
of the program at this point is not
known, it is expected thatFairleigh
Dickinson will be offering an al-
ternative program on their cam-
pus in New Jersey. Haggerty and
West said they would like to re-
turn to St. Croix and will be in
touch with the director on the is-
land to explore that possibility.
Ostrander called Lewallen from
his home in Connecticut the day
after he left St. Croix and returned
to Bowdoin one day later. Not
wanting to lose credit for the
semester, Ostrander has enrolled
in classes at Bowdoin. "I have a lot
of work to do, basically."
West, like Haggerty, is looking
into options beyond Bowdoin. She
returned home to Minnesota and
is remaining there until a course of
action is decided upon.
All three students will receive
one" credit for the portion of the
program which they did complete.
Reflecting on the experience,
Ostrander said, "I had no idea how
severe something like that could
be."
"For the first time in my life I felt
really mortal," Haggerty said.
particularly hard hit area.
Hendry, however, still had not
heard from her relatives. Acting on
a suggestion from her cousin she
began working to raise money for
the relief efforts in St. Croix. Hen-
dry said she told herself, "instead of
sitting around here worrying, let
me get something started."
With the help of Marshall Carter
'91 and many friends, Hendry set
up a table in the Union for the Vir-
gin Islands Hurricane Relief Fund.
Finally, on Saturday, Sept. 23,
Hendry got a call from her family.
Her mother said she had waited in
line for hours to use the phones, as
there were only four lines open.
Hendry said her mother told her,
'"We lost everything, but we're still
alive and we're going to rebuild.'"
Her house, as much of the island,
was destroyed. Hendry's sister has
relocated from St. Croix to Florida
so that she can continue school.
Although Hendry said it hurts to
know that when she goes home
things will not be the same, "I just
count myself so lucky."
Bill Fruth, student activities coor-
dinator, helped Hendry contact a
local Red Cross representative and
the money she collects will be going
to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
to be used for the rebuilding of the
island.
In addition. Dining Service gave
Hendry a donation of SI 00 and
Father Angelo of the college Catho-
lic parish collected $200 for the
fund. Another $200 was received
from the Bates College parish, and
Hendry hopes to continue her ef-
forts.
This week Hendry will be pre-
senting a check to Judy Gills of the
American Red Cross for $700, the
amount raised thus far.
Both Hendry and Vegas said
they were worried about how the
islands will rebound from such a
disaster.
"Up to this day, I am worried
about the situation," Vegas said.
He said there were 300,000 people
homeless.
Vegas also said that he fears the
hurricane will delay the plebiscite
process, scheduled tooccurin 1992.
This process allows Puerto Rico to
decide its own political destiny.
Both students arc very relieved
that their families are safe. The
anxiety took up a lot of time and
energy.
"I am just a much happier per-
son," Hendry said. "My work is
glad to have me back, too."she
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Career Services offers
advice for all students
The Bowdchn Orient
Friday, September 29, 1989
CATHY STANLEY
ORIENT Staff
'The Office of Career Services is
not a seniors-only office," said As-
sistant Director Lisa Tellser. Career
CounselorSusan Livesay added, 'It
is for all students to explore the
world beyond their carfipus." Both
?aid it is useful in aiding freshmen
find summer jobs, and graduate
students in finding a "real" job.
"We cover the whole spectrum of
students," said Tessler. "It is highly
advisable that you come in before
your senior year." Both Tessler and
Livesay stressed this importance.
"As a freshman, the Office of
Career Services is a low-key proc-
ess. But if you wait until senior year,
you are under a lot of pressure, and
it is a tougher process," Livesay
added.
The Office of Career Services
operates at two locations- the sec-
ond floor of the Moulton Union and
Sills 106, where Ann Pierson, also a
career counselor, has her office,
'ierson deals with education and
social services, while the office in
the Union covers just about every-
thing from business to environ-
mental work.
Several services are provided by
the office throughout the year.
Among these are workshops, help-
ing students in skilly identification, '
interview skills, and resume writ-
ing. Other services offered to pre-
pare students in finding a job are
campus interviewing (in the spring),
and a dinner meeting series, offered
in the fall and the spring.
The first dinner meeting will be
on October 5th, from 5:15 to 6:30, in
Coles Tower, Mitchell West. The
topic for this dinner will be Interna-
tional Law.
Livesay advised that students
should "sign up ahead of time."
She added, "There should be five
more of these programs."
Career Exploration Day, on Fri-
day, October 20 this year, will be
something worth going to. Tessler
and Livesay said there will be about
40 alumnae speaking.
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In commemoration of its 250th birth-
day, the town of Brunswick will be con-
ducting a parade on Saturday, Oct. 7. Con-
sequently, Park Row, from Brunswick
Apartments to the First Parish Church
will be closed. Security urges the Bow-
doin community not to park cars on Park
Row onOct. 7 because they will be towed.
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OCS conducted senior resume workshops on Wednesday and Thursday.
"The topics range from commu-
nications, to health, environmental
careers, and even self-designed
careers. This is open to
everyone.There will be forums
throughout the day, discussing
these various topics, so it is possible
to attend more than one," said
Livesay.
"It's a great opportunity- people
come here, so you don't have to go
out looking for them."
"Another great resource we have
are the brochures, ranging from
'Search for Internships' to 'Guide to
On Campus Interviews'. These are
available any time," said Tessler.
"We have over 1000 listings for
internships, categorized under
topic. Also, directories on short term
job options are available-these can
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that room, there are resource tools
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Tessler and Livesay stressed that
they and the other office workers
are there to help students figure out
where they are going. For seniors,
they advise attending the work-
shops coming up, keeping an eye
on the bulletin, and making an
appointment to meet with a coun-
selor. For freshmen, they suggested
"the sooner you come in, the more
hassle you will avoid when you are
a senior."
Group focuses on pollution of Casco Bay
Casco Bay has been called the
jewel of southern Maine, but few
realize that it is seriously polluted.
Every year, eight billion gallons of
industrial waste water, 11 billion
gallons of treated sewage, 67 tons of
toxic chemicals, and 1,500 tons of
petroleum hydrocarbons flow into
Casco Bay.
As a result, 15 percent of Casco
Bay's commercial shellfishery, in-
cluding nearby Maquoit Bay, is
closed due to municipal and resi-
dential sewarage. East End Beach in
Portland, and South Portland's
Willard Beach are occasionally
closed for swimming.
Growing public concern over the
fate of the Bay gave birth about a
year ago to Friends of Casco Bay.
The group has been working on oil,
sewage and recreational boater pol-
lution, as well as the question of
how the Bay should be managed as
a bioregion.
Co-Chairman Donald Perkins
said that the group forms action
groups to address these specific
problems. "Forexample," said Perk-
ins,/an action group focusing on
sewage pollution decided suing
sewage treatment plants was not
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Mock trial —
(Continued from page 1)
secrecy and innocence until proven
guilty are being strictly followed by
the judge, lawyers, defendant and
witnesses in order to make Monday
night's trial as credible as possible.
The Honorable Sydney W. Warrick,
the presiding judge. Attorney Peter
Fessenden for the defense, and
prosecuting Attorney Judith An-
d rucki are preparing for this case as
if it were an actual trial, according
to PRSG Co-Chair Nancy Bride '92.
Bride said, "[The lawyers) are
looking at it as a real case and each
wants to win." Inman agreed, stress-
ing the fact that the attorneys have
contributed about $5000 of their
time.
Not only are the attorneys and
the judge approaching this mock
trial with extreme professionalism,
but Inman and Seed are as well.
Both have spent much time devel-
oping their characters and meeting
with their lawyers.
Seed stated that "the real devel-
opment in our parts is our interpre-
tationofthecventsthat happened."
He added that, as Bristol, he is
"sincere" in his maintenance of his
innocence. Admitted Inman, "I want
to win."
This mock trial is only the third of
its kind, according to organizer
Suzana Makowski '90. It takes its
precedence from the first mock trial
held at the University of Maryland.
Brandeis held the second trial. The
specifics of the script have been
modified to fit Bowdoin College,
but actual rape facts are used. These
facts center around a "typical"
Bowdoin date.
According to Makowski, Anne
Underwood and Beverly Gelwick
were instrumental in finding the
attorneys and judge to volunteer
for this trial. Both Seed and Inman
were chosen because of their acting
experience, closeness with the or-
ganizers of the trial and their ability
to draw upon feelings about them-
selves and their friends to develop
their characters. Inman credits her
feelings about some of her friends
being rape victims with lending
credence to her role.
One of the most difficult aspects
is the personal emotion concerning
rape. Both Inman and Seed recog-
nize that the issues surrounding
their characters and this trial are
extremely disturbing. Said Seed,
"When I walked into that lawyer's
office, 1 was petrified, I was nerv-
ous. It felt like the real thing." Inman
called the trial "one of the hardest
things to go through."
All involved agree that the in-
volvement of the student commu-
nity will be vital to the successof the
trial. A jury will be selected from the
Mary Inman*90. Photo by
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Pat Seed '90. Photo by Pam
Smith.
audience by calling certain ticket
numbers. The jury will be briefly
instructed as to pertinent laws. Seed
realized, "People will have biases
about Mary and myself" but hoped
that the students will leave aside
that familiarity and make a judge-
ment solely "from theproceedings."
The trial will begin at 7:00 pm in
Kresgc Auditorium and a forum
will be held the following evening
in Lancaster Lounge to discuss the
verdict and the jury's reasoning for
rendering their particular decision.
Inman expressed her hope that all
will attend the forum because rape
is "such a Hot topic" that "everyone
is going to feel uncomfortable."
Out of this mixture of emotion
and personal involvement should
come a new understanding of rape.
Makowski said, "Honest questions
and prior conceptions or miscon-
ceptions aredefinitely going to come
out." All involved agree that a more
thorough awareness of rape on the
partoftheBowdoincommunity will
make the trial a success.
Peer Advisors again offer PAYS
ERIC FOUSHEE
ORIENT Business Manager
The Alcohol Peer Advisors
(APAs) will once again be provid-
ing the PAYS, or Peer At Your Side
program, beginning October 6 in
the infirmary.
The program is designed so that
oneof about 65 peer advisors will be
on call at the infirmary on Friday
and Saturday nights from 1 1 :00 p.m.
to 7.-00 a.m. Their function is to aid
the medical center's staff with stu-
dents who are brought in suffering
from alcohol related problems. Pri-
marily, the APAs watch over the
students, keeping them from harm-
ing themselves or choking on their
own vomit.
PAYS maintains a strict confiden-
tiality policy in conjunction with
the Health Center's own rules. A
student's records are for his or her
own use and will not be released to
parents or the school administra-
tion without the authorized ap-
proval of that student.
The infirmary reports that every
weekend there are several students
brought in due to alcohol — the past
four weekends have been no excep-
tion. Two students havealready had
to be transferred to local hospitals.
This number equals the total amount
that had to be transferred last year.
A student is sent to one of the
local hospitals if deemed uncon-
scious by the staff. This is different
from being passed out. The test is
simple: if the person can be woken
up enough to open his eyes or talk
then he is deemed passed out. If he
can not be awakened or if no re-
sponse beyond a grunt or moan is
heard then the patient is regarded
as unconscious.
Being unconscious due to alcohol
is taken as seriously as if the person
had been in an auto accident or had
fallen out of a window. The person
needs immediate medical attention
beyond the resources here at Bow-
doin and, therefore, must be admit-
ted into a hospital.
The confidentiality policy, at the
hospital is the same as the one here
at the Health Center. However, if
the student is in what'is considered
a life threatening situation, a hospi-
tal will probably inform the per-
son's immediate relatives. This is
the case whether it is alcohol-re-
lated or otherwise.
Students having trouble as a re-
sult of alcohol should not hesitate to
use the infirmary resources or call
anAPA. A list of the APAs appears
in the student handbook. Freshmen
will have a chance to join this fall
during an outreach campaign which
includes an Alcohol Awareness
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Friday, September 29, 1989
Sutherland lectures on women sculptors
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Contributor
Students and faculty members at-
tended an art history lecture en-
titled "Entering the Mainstream:
Women Sculptors in the 20th Cen-
tury" last Tuesday night at Kresge
Auditorium. The lecture, the sec-
ond in the Robert Lehmann Foun-
dation lecture series, featured
speaker Ann Sutherland Harris,
professor of art history at the Uni-
versity of Pittsburg.
Harris discussed the concept of
the "mainstream" of art in the 20th
century, noting that only a select
few artists are allowed to enter this
category. She stated that the "main-
stream" is comprised of artists
whose work has attracted positive,
sustaining attention of museums,
collectors and critics. However,
professional women artists are fre-
quently omitted or underrepre-
senfed in the "mainstream", Harris
added.
Harris focused on six female
sculptors who haveachieved "main-
stream" status in the 20th century.
She described the backgrounds and
styles of these women, accompany-
ing her lecture with slides of their
work
Harris discussed the sculpting of
British artist Barbara Hepworth. She
credited Hepworth with opening a
"new realm of possibilities" in art
by piercing solid carved shapes with
large holes. Hepworth's work was
revolutionary for traditional British
art, according to Harris.
The work of British artist Louise
Nevelson was also detailed at the
lecture. Harris noted that Nevelson
experimented with abstract designs
based on boxed shapes and scraps
of materials.
A French artist, Louise Bourgeois,
was influenced by her childhood
experiences. Her sculpting, which
often deals with ordinary images, is
affected by intensely personal
emotions, Harris stated.
German sculptor Eva Hess used
"unusual" materials, such as nail
polish, wool, rubber and latex in her
work, Harris said. She character-
ized Hess as valuing absurd, bi-
zarre images that reveal her diffi-
cult family background.
Recent artists who are popular in
the United States, Nancy Graves and
Jackie Windsor, emphasize non-tra-
ditional materials and images in
their work. Windsor focuses on
solid, closed forms involving repe-
tition, while Graves often portrays
natural images, including animal
and human forms, in her work.
Harris concluded her presenta-
tion by urging audience members
to collect contemporary art. She
commented that collectors often
control the "mainstream" of art by
choosing which works they prefer.
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9:30 p.m.: Groove to Bill Turner
and Who Knows as they play
folk and blues music in the Pub,
Moulton Union.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1
7:30 p.m^ David Bro wer, founder
of Friends of the Earth and for-
mer executive director of the
Sierra Club will speak on "Heal-
ing Time on Earth" in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C. as part of
"Energy Awareness Week." This
lecture is free and open to the
public.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:00 p.m.: A mock rape trial "Was
It Rape?" will be performed in
Kresge Auditorium, V.A.C. Pre-
siding at the trial will be active
retired Maine Supreme Court
Justice Sidney W. Wernick. No
one will be admitted without a
ticket, which can be obtained
from the Campus Events office
free of charge, nor will anyone
be admitted after the trial be-
gins.
730 p.m.: "How Strange was the
Roman Family?," a lecture by
Richard Sailer, associate profes-
sor of history and classics at the
University of Chicago, and visit-
ing professor at the University of
California at Berkeley, wall be
presented in Daggett Lounge,
Wentworth Hall. The public are
invited free of charge.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
4:00 p.m.: "Underground Cathe-
dral," a dream by John Carman,
a South Harpswell artist, is this
week's Jung Seminar in the Fac-
ulty Room, Massachusetts Hall.
4:00 p.m.: Steve Sherman pres-
ents a slide lecture on his recent
works and artistic background
in Beam Classroom, V.A.C.
7:30 p.m.: A forum to examine
Monday night's mock trial "Was
it Rape?" and its verdict will be
held in Lancaster Lounge, M.U.
The panel consists of partici pants
in the trial, as well as other
campus figures.
7:30 p.m.: Geologist Harvey
Thorleifson of the Geological
Survey of Canada will discuss
theice-age history of the Hudson
Bay region in central Canada in
Beam Classroom, V.A.C.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
1:00 p.m.: "Images of Women in
Seventeenth-Century Printsand
Drawings," a gallery talk by
Susan Wegner, associate profes-
sor of art, will be held in Walker
Art Building.
7:00 p.m.: "Germany, Pale
Mother," a 1979 film by Helma
Sanders-Brahms is presented by
the Gender and German Cin-
ema Rim Series in Smith Audi-
torium, Sills Hall. The film is in
German with English subtitles.
7:30 p.m.: AIDS educator
Suzanne Landolphi presents
"Hot, Sexy, and Safer" in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
4:00 p.m.: Research Scientist Hi-
lary Glover of Bigelow Labora-
tory, West Boothbay Harbor
lectures on 'The Significance of
Ultraphyloplankton in Oceanic
TMew Production.'" The lecture
takes place in Room 314, Searles
Science Building.
7:00 p.m.: / Bambini ci quardano
(1942), directed by V. De Sica,
continues the Italian Film Series
in Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall.
8:00 p.m.: A self-defense work-
shop will be taught by Chris
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Sargent Gymnasium.
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not three, not four, but FIVE goals. (Continued on page twelve)
Women's soccer squad remains unbeaten
Abby Jealous '91 is all concentration in last Saturday's Invitational.
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DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
The women's soccer team in-
creased their record to 2-0-1 with a
4-1 win over Babson last Saturday.
This victory over the Beavers moved
the Polar Bears into the number two
position in the New England Divi-
sion III polls.
Bowdoin opened the scoring early
in the first half. Sue Ingram '90 took
a pass from Didi Salmon '92 and
left-footed a shot into the Babson
goal.
Following closely after Ingram's
goal, Sarah Russell '91 lifted a shot
from the right side over the goalie's
outstretched arms and into the left
corner of the goal to give the Polar
Bears a 2-0 lead.
Bowdoin added a third goal in
the first half when the Babson goalie
misplayed the ball during a
scramble. Ingram was the benefici-
ary of the miscue, running in an
easy shot.
The Beavers scored theironly goal
with five minutes left in the half, but
Bowdoin had an answer for that in
the second half, when Co-Captain
Karen Crehore '90 managed to get
the ball through a tightly packed
defense from short range.
Coach John Cullen was pleased
with the overall play of the team.
He believed the game was good for
all the players because "the starters
got sufficient rest and everyone was
able to get plenty of playing time."
This overall play helped the team
prepare for a stretch of three games
in five days; including a tough road
game against Division I UVM on
Oct. 1.
The Bears hosted Southern Maine
on Wednesday afternoon and take
on the visiting Wheaton squad this
afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
HUDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
FACE 1 I
Bears battle Panthers to tie
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
Rain, rain, and more rain was
the situation at Middlebury Col-
lege last Saturday, where the foot-
ball team opened their 1989 sea-
son. Despite the wretched field
conditions, Bowdoin came away
with a 12-12 tie.
All of the scoring for both teams
occurred in the first quarter.
The Panthers struck first, rush-
ing for a 58 yard touchdown on
the first play of the game. Middle-
bury missed the extra point,
however, and went up 6-0.
. The Bears were unable to do
much with their first possession
and were forced to punt.
Later in the quarter, the Pan-
thers intercepted a pass thrown
by quarterback Mike Kirch and
took over at the Bowdoin seven
yard line. They needed only one
play to put the ball in the end zone
and take a 12-0 lead. The Panthers
went for two this time, but the
pass failed.
The Bears were able to capital-
ize pn the Panther's mistakes, as
the Panthers fumbled at their own
28 yard line.
On third and ten, Kirch found
Paul Popeo '90 wide open in the
end zone for the 28 yard TD pass.
"The rain wasn't as much of a
problem as it seemed to be," said
Popeo. "It didn't make too much
of a difference, we both had to
play in it."
Head Coach Howard Van-
dersea had said in preseason that
the with the new rule of not using
a tee, the condition of the field was
going to be very important. This
proved to be the case as Bowdoin
missed the PAT, but had narrowed
the gap 12-6.
It was the same scenario on
Bowdoin's next possession. The
Bears took over at the Middle-
bury 40 after recovering another
Panther fumble.
A 20 yard pass from Kirch to
tight end Dodds Hayden '90 put
Bowdoin in good position. On a
second and ten situation from the
18, Kirch ran in for the score.
The extra point failed, and the
game was now tied up at 12.
That was all the scoring any-
one was going to see the rest of
the game.
Turnovers on both sides were
frequent, and Kirch became a
familiar sight, as he punted seven
times for the Polar Bears.
The second half looked much
like the second quarter did.
The closest anyone got to the
goal line came on Bowdoin's sec-
ond possession of the half, as they
drove to the Panther 23 yard line
before fumbling. *
Defensively the Bears played
well. Co-captain Rick Arena '90
made 13 solo tackles, and Scott
Wilkin '90 had 10 tackles and a
fumble recovery to lead the Bears.
Linebacker Steve Cootey '91
finished Saturday's game with
seven solo tackles and six assists.
Although it wasn't a big day
statistic-wise for the offense, Kirch
passed for 109 yards against the
Panthers.
Tomorrow Vandersea's squad
hosts Trinity for their home
opener. It will be a challenging
match-up, as the Bantams are
comingoff 30-0 blankingof Colby
last week.
The game is set for 1 :30 tomor-
row at Whittier field.
Pack running pays off for harriers
MARGARET HERON
ORIENT Staff
The men's cross country is begin-
ning to reap the benefits of the hard
work they put into summer train-
ing. The results of this hard work
can be seen in the outcome of the
meet this past weekend, where the
harriers placed third against the Uni-
versity of New Hampshire, the
University of Rhode Island, and
Central Connecticut State Univer-
sity.
In preparation for this race, the
men's team had been concentrating
in practice on "pack" running.
"Our pre-race strategy was to run
as a strong Bowdoin pack, and by
following through with this we
raced very well on Saturday," said
tri-captain John Dougherty '91.
So, as the race began, a sea of
black shirts and white shorts could
be seen moving together along the
course at U. N. H., and this pack
could be detected throughout most
of the 5.0 mile course.
By the conclusion of the race, the
pack thinned out somewhat as the
runners settled into their final posi-
tions.
Finishing number one for Bow-
doin was freshman Sam Shprkey,
who ran an impressive 26:27/ which
put him in ninth place overall.
Running with Sharkey in the front
of the Bowdoin pack was tri-cap-
tain Marty Malague '90 who fin-
ished only four secondsbehind him
with a 26:31 and a tenth place.
A time of 27:06 put Dougherty in
19th place overall, a solid finish for
the third runner from the Bowdoin
pack.
Dan Gallagher came through for
the harriers again, running in 28th
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Completing the Bowdoin top five
was Rob McDowell '91, whose 27:58
put him just five seconds and two
places behind Gallagher. McDow-
ell's performance was a surprise to
some, but he will definitely con-
tinue to be a major contributor to
the varsity team this year.
Bill Callahan '92and Andrew Yim
'93 finished 32nd and 34th respec-
tively, and with strong races filled
the sixth and seventh spots for
Bowdoin.
Trombly, Mostrum, Kinley, Tory
and Selzer, all class of '93, also ran
for the Polar Bears and contributed
strong races to the overall Bowdoin
effort.
The final score was U.N.H. 23,
U.R.I. 46, Bowdoin 79, and C.C.S.U.
98. Bowdoin's third placeteam score
is strong one against two Division I
teams and one Division II team.
Coach Peter Slovenski has confi-
dence that the team will be even
stronger in the upcoming weeks.
".We've been working very hard,
so we're not yet racing our fastest.
In another week or two the men's
team will come together very well,"
said Slovenski.
We can see the harriers race to
their full potential this Saturday,
September 30 here at Bowdoin. They
will be hosting Colby and the Uni-
versity of Southern Maine. The
home course goes through the cen-
ter of campus, so if you see a Polar
Bear runner on Saturday morning,
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Devaney f s defensive skills
boost women's soccer
DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
Anyone involved with sports
knows that statistics do not al-
ways tell the whole story. This is
the case with Kathleen Devaney
'90.
The senior back from Guilford,
CT has accumulated a total of two
points in her college career. One
came on an assist her junior year,
the other on her first collegiate
^oal scored this year on a corner
kick against Trinity. This statistic
is very deceiving.
Playing the left back position
requires skill and concentration,
since the back guards the right
forward of the opponent, usually
the strongest of the forwards be-
cause of the number of right-
footed players.
One-on-one defense is her spe-
cialty; most often an opponent
who brings the ball in to Deva-
ney's area watches it sail the other
way.
Devaney's success began in high
school. Her Guilford soccer team
won the state championship in
her junior year. However, at the
time, her main interest was track.
She says she came to Bowdoin as
a runner, but since then she has
dropped track and taken up la-
crosse as a spring sport.
Her play on the field is not the
only aspect that impresses her
coach of four years, John Cullen.
Cullen calls her a "very social
(person, in the sense that she inte-
grates the new players and is a
positive influence during the
games and over the course of the
season."
"Kathleen sees broader possi-
bilities other than soccer," Cul-
lenadded. "She looks to improve
and help the other players im-
prove with each game. She takes
players aside when they have
problems, as a big sister would ."
Devaney has been a starter for
all four of her collegiate seasons,
seasons that have been very
successful.
In her freshman year, Bow-
doin finished 11-5 and went to
the MAC finals. The following
year, the team won the N1AC
championship in a 13-2-1 sea-
son.
Last year, however, the squad
fell to 7-7-1, but reached the
semifinals of the ECAC tourna-
ment.
Devaney enjoys soccer be-
cause "it is a team sport."
'The reason I lost interest in
track was that a runner is on her
own. In soccer, I get to work
with the other players and the
coach very closely."
Devaney respects Cullen as
"an excellent team coach, but
also a friend to all his players."
Cullen shares this mutual
respect.
"Kathleen Devaney is enthu-
siasm," Cullen said. "She loves
to be on the soccer field and this
rubs off on the team. That is
something the stat sheets don't
tell you."
Kathleen Devaney '90. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz
Page 12
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday September 29, 1989
Cross Country fares well at UNH
BILL CALLAHAN
ORIENT Staff
Under conditions more typical of
Georgia than New Hampshire, the
women's cross-country team
slipped, slid, and slogged its way to
an encouraging performance
again* the Wildcats of UNH. The
Polar Bears placed four runners in
the top ten to lose a competitive 24-
34 meet against Division I oppo-
nents.
Leading the way for Bowdoin
was Eileen Hunt '93, who finished
in second place, only eight seconds
behind the winner, Jennifer Briggs.
Soccer
Hunt's teammates were not far be-
hind, as Margaret Heron '91 came
across the line in third place, nine
seconds back.
Running in the third position for
the Bears and in seventh place in
the race was freshman Kara Piersol,
showing her steady improvement.
Classmate Karen Fields, in her first
race back from injury, ran fourth,
followed closely by fellow fresh-
man Ashley Warner. Rounding out
the top seven were seniors Gretchen
Herold and Jessica Gaylord.
The true mark of Bowdoin's per-
formance was the five person gap
time,the difference bet ween the first
and fifth person's time, of one min-
ute exactly.
Although the Division I teams
the women have been facing have
overpowered them, the women are
ranked in the top ten in New Eng-
land Division III, and should fare
very well against those schools.
On Saturday the team faces sec-
ond ranked Colby, Bates, and Smith.
Farley Field House is the best place
to view the action, so have brunch
early and comechcerthe Polar Bears
to victory. The starting gun will go
off at! 0:30.
(Continued from page nine)
the Camel homecoming.
In easily their best game of the
year, the Bears attacked early but
wcrethwarted repeatedly by Camel
goaltender Lew Cutillo who made
several excellent saves to keep the
Bears off the board.
The Bears' defense, aided by the
return of stopper Pat Hopkins '92,
were also up to the task as they
continually shut down the Camels
and prevented any dangerous op-
portunities.
In fact, the Bears allowed seven
first half corner kicks which resulted
mostly from deflected shots. Wilson
matched Cutilloand theteams went
to halttime tied 0-0.
The second half belonged to the
Bears. After two quick Camel shots,
the defense picked the Boars' play
up a notch and momentum shifted
in Bowdoin's favor. Unfortunately,
the Bears were unable to finish any
of its scoring chances and the game
remained scoreless into the final
minutes.
Then disaster struck, on their
tenth corner kick of the game. Camel
Al Wiggins took a pass at the top of
the eighteen and blistered a shot
past everyone into the upper left
corner of the net. Wilson tipped the
ball but couldn't get enough of it to
make the save.
The Bears stood shocked as they
wereexpecting Wiggins to cross the
ball rather that shoot. With only
7:40 left in regulation, the Bears
found themselves trailing 1-0.
The time dwindled down until
the homecoming crowd was able to
count down the final seconds and
go home happy as the Boars failed
to beat Cutillo, who finished with
1 2 saves.
. Wilson, who finished with six
saves said what everyone felt, 'They
stole the game from us."
For the game, the Bears outshot
the Camels 17-1 1 but left frustrated
with their second ECAC loss of the
year. The lossalsodropped the Bears
to 2-2 on the year.
"I thought this was our best game
of the year; we did n't do everything
right, but we improved and we have
to continue to improve," said
Conrad.
This sentiment was echoed by
Coach Tim Gilbride.
Last Tuesday, the Bears defeated
visiting Southern Maine 1 -0. Cover-
age on that game will be in next
week's issue.
Tomorrow Bowdoin hosts thc-
Babson Beavers at 12:30 at Pickard
Field.
Sportsweek
Saturday
Women's cross country 10:30 a.m.
vs. Bates, Colby, Smith, USM
Men's cross country 1 1 :00 a.m.
vs. Colby USM
Field Hockey vs. Salem State 12:00 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Women's Tennis vs. Simmons 12:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Men's Soccer vs. Babson 1 2:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Football vs. Trinity 1 :30 p.m.
(Whittier Field)
Wednesday
Men's JV soccer vs. Bridgton 4:00 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Friday
Men's JV soccer vs. Bates 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
V^
Linksters capture CBB championship
DAVE WILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
The men's golf team defeated
Colby and Bates last Monday to win
this years CBB golf title.
The Bowdoin squad was domi-
nating, beating second place Colby
by fifteen strokes, and third place
Bates by twenty-five strokes.
The Polar Bears wcreagain led by
Steve Mitchell '90, who won the
Medalist Honors with a six over par
78.
Not far behind Mitchell was Tom
Sablak '93, who shot an 82 to earn a
tie for second place.
Consistency was the hallmark of
Coach Terry Meagher's squad, as
the top five Bears were all in the
eighties.
Coming in behind Mitchell and
Sablak were Scott Stikeleather *90,
who carded an 85, Alex Ruttenberg
'91, finishing with an 86, and Greg
Spiro '92, who rounded out the
scoring with a 87.
The solid performance- ot the
Bowdoin linkstor. is uitnossoU in
the fact that Spiro, finishing titth tor
the team, was only beaten bv three
of the visiting flavors.
The team will take a week to pro-
pare for its last tournament of the
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Opinion
Conservation out the window
Viewpoint
John Simko
The heating plant for the cam-
pus, having been shut down all
summer, will be fired up and pro-
ducing heat by Thursday after-
noon, Sept. 28. Through the eager
encouragement of environmen-
tally-minded individuals, as well
as the Environmental Studies
Department, the administration
had agreed to keep the heat off
until the first week of October. But
as the breeze has picked up, and
droplets of rain have fallen, stu-
dents and faculty have actively
complained about the cold. Al-
ways glad to please the college
community. Physical Plant, with
the administration's go ahead,
decided to fire the boilers and start
producing heat. Conservation has
gone, quite literally/out the win-
dow.
To build enough pressure in the
boilers to heat the campus, the
heating plant will burn 1000-1200
gallons of oil a day. By the middle
of October, this amount will have
increased to approximately 2000
gallons of oil per day. Once the
snow is piled up around the Polar
Bear, the plant will be burning
5000 gallons per day. The cost,
startingThursday, will be $630 per
day, and will be more than $1600
per day by the middle of winter as
heating needs and oil costs in-
crease. This first week of heating
will cost the college at least $4400
as at least 7000 gallons of oil are
burned. The plant will not be shut
off until summer, despite any
warmer weather we experience in
the meantime.
With rising tuition costs, deplet-
ing oil reserves, and increasing
global warming trends, it seems
quite reasonable to try to go a week
or two without heat, even at the
tremendous inconvenience of wear-
ing a sweater instead of a t-shirt.
Physical Plant should not be
implicated, as the villain in this
energy use scenario. The various
conservation measures already
employed by Physical Plant are too
numerous to list here. Heating is
regulated on campus by a compu-
terized monitoring system, as is the
campus electrical consumption.
Adjustments in energy consump-
tion are made daily to insure eco-
nomic and environmental savings.
Yet Physical Plant can do only so
much to conserve energy. Respon-
sibility for energy conservation must
fall on the primary consumers of
energy on campus: the student body.
Why do we need the heat on so soon
if the overall cost, both in financial
and environmental terms, is so high?
Excessive use of heat and electric-
ity brings our planet ever closer to
the reality of irrevocable climate
change and resource depletion.
Industrial activity such as the heat-
ing plant's boilers adds 5.1 billion
tons of heat-retaining carbon diox-
ide into the atmosphere each year.
The warming caused asa result, vis-
a-vis the Greenhouse Effect, could
cause a 3-5 degrees Celsius increase
in global temperatures over the next
century. This increase in tempera-
ture is equivalent to that which the
planet went through at the end of
the last ice age 18,000 years ago.
The current trend is occurring 35
times as fast, however. The result
if this trend continues will be a
gradual melting of the ice caps,
and therefore a rise in sea level.
Areas such as coastal Florida,
Louisiana, and Bangladesh will be
flooded to the point of inhabitabil-
ity.
The total oil reserves for the
planet will reach their peak by the
beginning of the twenty-first cen-
tury; the amount of oil available
will decrease rapidly from this
point on. The creep toward total
exhaustion of fossil fuels will be
hallmarked by disruption of the
organization of society. Nations
with oil, already in political con-
flict with nations dependent upon
oil, may enter physical aggression
as fossil fuels become scarcerland
scarcer; the line between 'haves'
and 'have-nots' will bedrawn on a
global level.
Just as we as a society will even-
tually have to use a different pri-
mary energy source, we need to
act today to conserve energy
sources so that solutions for to-
morrow can become a reality. In
the face of human extinction
through unnatural, unlivable cli-
mate changes, there can be no act
more dangerous than the exces-
sive use of heat and electricity. In
light of rising tuition costs, there
can be no question more ignorant
than, 'Tor $19,000, why can't we
have heat year-round?".
Letters
Language perpetuates sexism
To the Editor:
In response to Adam Najberg's
column "Feminists misdirect their
efforts," I disagree with Mr.
Najberg's statement that feminists'
efforts to equalize the English lan-
guage are "a joke." Granted, heav-
ier issues such as sexual harassment
and physical abuse of women are,
as they should be, priorities. I don't
think any feminist — male or female
would dispute that. However, I
think that it is still important that
we continue to analyze and ques-
tion sexism as it permeates our lives
on all levels.
I do not believe that it is most
feminists' intentions to try and
change history. Hemingway,
Shakespeare, Eliot and others made
valuable contributions to our soci-
ety. I believe, as Mr. Najberg also
said, that their writing reflects the
culture of that time period. We, as
feminists, must deal with the pres-
ent culture in which we are in tran-
sition. All forms of sexism, however
minute they may appear to be, must
be challenged. Using "man, he, and
his" may seem like a minor issue to
some, but as one great person once
said (the name escapes me) "It's not
the mountain that wears vou down.
it's the grain of sand in your shoe."
Mr. Najberg goes on to say, Tf
women are offended by male dic-
tion, why don't they employ
'woman, she and hers' when writ-
ing?" Surely, Mr. Najberg, you've
heard the saying "two wrongs don't
make a right"?
Is it really so difficult to make the
extra effort to use person instead of
man or woman? I don't believe so.
No fern i nist I ' ve ever heard of would
use "anthropoid" or "androgynous
groupof sentient beings." In almost
all cases using she/he or person
works fine.
On a more personal note, I think
one of the most offensive things I
see on a daily basis are the signs put
out by construction and utility
companies that read "MEN WORK-
ING" in bold orange. How do you
suppose the female workers feel?
Are we to believe the women work-
ers are permanently out to lunch, or
what?
In conclusion I would say that
Bowdoin should give money to
Rape Crisis, battered -women shel-
ters, and other worthy causes. But
carry on, Ms. Coleman because your
work is needed too!
Tammy Lee Swem
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Howell remembered
The shocking sad news passed
around campus quickly yester-
day, spread in hushed whispers
from faculty to staff to students and vice
versa. Professor Howell, teacher, admin-
istrator and friend, was dead.
Probably most of the student body has
no idea of just how much influence
Howell had on every one of us, whether
you had ever met him or not. Howell was
president of the College during one of
the most dramatic and changing periods
the campus had ever seen: the end of the
tumultuous Sixties and most of the Sev-
enties. \
The controversy over the Vietnam War
was raging by the time Howell, at 32,
became the youngest president the Col-
lege had ever seen - and one of the young-
est in the country - in 1969. His youth
seemed symbolic, for it was the youth of
the country that was so active . In only his
second year as President, the boiling
emotions of the student body exploded
into action: a week-long student strike of
classes. But Howell supported a dialogue
with students, instead of punishing them.
He believed students were people who
had a right to express themselves. He
was that kind of person.
Other crucial issues followed on the heels
of the Vietnam controversy, particularly
the questions of minorities and women
at Bowdoin.
It was under Howell that Bowdoin estab-
lished the state's first Afro-American
center, and began the struggle to make
Bowdoin a more diverse institution. The
plaque he received in 1979 from the
Bowdoin Afro-American Society hon-
ored him for "his strong commitment
and effort on behalf of Black students at
Bowdoin."
For a College that had been all-male for
over 170 years, the decision to admit
women must have been a difficult one.
But Howell was never afraid of the reac-
tions of backward-looking alumni. He
saw only the future, and wholeheartedly
supported the transition to coeducation.
One of Bowdoin's unique features to any
high school senior browsing through the
College Catalogue is the optional SAT
policy. Once again, it was during How-
ell's presidency that these ulcer-induc-
ing tests were eliminated, to the joy of
incoming students everywhere.
And the list goes on: the beginnings of
today's computing center, the Twelve
College Exchange, the Visual Arts Cen-
ter. All were results of his tenure at the
top.
But Roger Howell's contributions to
Bowdoin by no means stopped when he
stepped down from the presidency in
1 978. He loved to teach, and left the presi-
dency to devote more time to that which
he loved. He was always accessible to
students. Maybe it was in his Hubbard
Hall basement office, smoking his pipe
and reading his London Times. Or walk-
ing across the quad in his blue blazer,
brief case and umbrella in hand, scarf
waving in the wind behind him. He was
always willing to take the time to assist,
console, or just chat.
He was eternally optimistic, had a won-
derful sense of humor and never missed
an opportunity to make his presence felt
amongst the students. Many alumni will
fondly recall his voice leading the cheers
at Dayton Arena.
Roger Howell never stopped giving of
himself to the students: this semester he
continued to teach classes, even after he
became ill. He was a man who loved
teaching, and he loved this place. We will
all miss him.
Letters
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Woperdaughter?
To the Editor:
The recent brouhaha concerning sexist lan-
guage has caused me to entertain some ri-
diculous thoughts. 1 say let's expunge ALL
instances of sexism in the English language.
Start with the "woman":
wof?^
^ per^j
^ daughter = woper-
daughter
Imagine how'ear-wrenching Prof. Dorothy
Colewoperdaughter would sound like. By
the way, I'm still profoundly stumped on
how to replace the title of Jane Jervis, DEAN
of the College, with a non-sexist one. If I'm not
mistaken, Dean is a man's name. Volunteers,
Jewish holidays
To the Editor:
This country has days for celebration (July
4th, Labor Day) and participation (Election
Day). Interestingly, the Jewish calendar lists a
day for repentance (Yom Kippur). Through-
out U.S. history, Americans have acknowl-
edged wrongdoing about slavery, at the time
of Lincoln, all the way up to present-day
national regrets about Viet Nam, mistreat-
ment of American Indians, etc. Each. Yom
Kippur, for thousands of years, Jewish people
have realized the need of personal, as well as
national repentance. It's not only we who are
Jewish, who have to turn to God in true
anyone?
I'm offering a piece of Hershey bar to any
person or perdaughter who could come up
with the best solution. Darn, there I go again!
That's Hishey bar for all of you guys and
Hershey bar for gals.
Having let off some steam, I can now go
back to MORE important things like my re-
search and my teaching - and ah, those poor
pine trees sacrificed for my beloved parking
spot - so that I can be of service to humankind
(hu woperdaughterkind too, of course - but of
course)!
With all sincerity,
Michael K. Ong
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
repentance, but everyone whom God has
created. And none of us can come to know
God personally and be changed for the bet-
ter, except through Jesus the Messiah, Who
died for us and has the power to change us.
Unlike New Year's Day resolutions, Yom
Kippur is not a day of self-reformation where
we cleanse ourselves and then go back to our
sins. Repentance has to go beyond admitting
we have done wrong. If we as individuals
turn to God through the Messiah, we will be
forgiven truly, and as the Bible says, "Happy
is that people whose God is the Lord."
Neil Altman
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Irresponsible journalism
To the Editor:
Once again Adam Najberg's column "Fire
at Will" was so offensive that we feel com-
pelled to respond. In his latest piece, Adam
strays from his topic of collusion and man-
ages to alienate virtually every minority group
on campus.
Under the guise of criticizing Bowdoin's fi-
nancial aid policy, he actually attacks the
recognized need todiversifythestudentbody.
Not only does he objectify minorities by
confining them to labels, but he perpetuates
the myth that these students are less qualified
Najberg off target
To the Editor:
Adam Najberg is on a roll. In each of the
past two weeks his column in the Bowdoin
Orient has proven offensive to members of
the college community.
Another apology is in order after "The real
collusion story...." Had he merely asked, Mr.
Moulton or I would have been pleased to
discuss with him basic information associ-
ated with overlap.
to be at Bowdoin. The belief that students are
less preferential treatment based on their race,
gender, or ethnicity is ignorant, false and
pernicious.
Najberg's argument has no intellectual
basis. His writing does not reveal a construc-
tive opinion, but simply irresponsible jour-
nalism. Perhaps he should take the time to
learn about the topic he chooses to discuss
before taking blind potshots.
Sincerely,
The Bowdoin Women's Association and
The Women's Resource Center Collective.
Instead, he chose to write a column which
reflects little or no research.
Adam Najberg obviously had a lot of fun
at a good man's expense. The next time
Najberg zero's in on 'Tire At Will," it would
be appropriate if he's on target.
Johanna D. Infantine
Assistant Director
Student Aid
\
Friday, September 29, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 15
Letters to the Editor
Search Committee
To the Editor:
The Presidential Search Commit-
tee is currently in the process of
searching for a successor for Presi-
dent Greason, who will retire in
June, 1990. The next President will
have an enormous impact on the di-
rection of Bowdoin in the coming
decade(s). He or she will carry the
formal responsibility for theadmin-
istrative, intellectual, and curricu-
lar leadership of the institution.
Clearly, the decision is an impor-
tant one for the entire campus
community.
The search process has reached a
stage where strict confidentiality is
necessary. In order to protect Bow-
doin as an institution, and the pri-
vacy of individual candidates, the
work of the Committee in the up-
coming monthscan not bedisclosed.
Despite the impossibility of a for-
mal dialogue between the Search
Committee and the larger college
Alumnus dislikes construction
community, students and others can
play an integral role in shaping the
outcome of the search.
Earlier this month all students
received a letter from John Magee,
Chairman of the Presidential Search
Committee, inviting suggestions of
potential candidates, or recommen-
dations regarding thequalifications
or characteristics you feel would be
necessary for a successful candidate.
A^ student members of the Presi-
dential Search Committee, we
would like to echo Mr. Magee's
invitation. We encourage your par-
ticipation and recommendations.
While the search for our next Presi-
dent is a confidential undertaking,
it can only succeed if members of
the college community contribute
ideas and suggestions to the proc-
ess.
Thank you.
Amy Schaner '90 and Mitchell
Zuklie '91
Hispanic students offended
To the Editor:
We the members of the Hispanic
Student Association were offended
by Adam Najberg's article The Real
Collusion Story." Adam, in his at-
tempt at satirizing the financial
assistance policies of the college,
has carelessly and incorrectly ad-
dressed the viable presence of un-
der-represented groupsat Bowdoin.
In his article Adam attacks the
broadened definition of diversity.
Once, diversity within the Bowdoin
Community might have referred to
people with mainly the same back-
ground but with varied interests.
Today, however, diversity, as we
perceive it, encompasses people not
only with varied interests but also
people of differing cultural and
economic experiences. This change
is essential if Bowdoin as an institu-
tion of higher learning is to posses
any social conscience and responsi-
bility. The expanded definition of
diversity should aim at represent-
ing the social realities of our coun-
try. Is it, Adam, that you fa vor anach-
ronism and want to ignore once
Nudists want right:
To the Editor:
I am asking a group of authority
or person of knowledge to clear up
a question that I have. As a student
of Bowdoin College, and therefore a
memberof the laYger Bowdoin com-
munity, I assumed that I had the
right to advertise, with civil means,
any movement or i nterest group that
I may represent. This right was
violated by an anonymous body on
Monday when my posters were
removed from various places on
campus. As campus co-coordinator
and co-founder of the Maine chap-
ter of the National Nude Movement
based in Bliss, Idaho, I attempted to
advertise upcoming events at Bow-
doin. As the symbol of the school
incorporates the rising sun. The
Movement felt it would be a unique
opportunity to celebrate the sun-
rise, on the Quad of the campus,
using natural solar post-modern
again the socially marginalized
peoples of this country, the people
that do not form part of the domi-
nant structure, the people that you
label, "African-American, Hispanic,
Oriental, Native American and
Woman?"
Furthermore, Adam makes a
blunt generalization inferring the
"minority students" receive prefer-
ential financial assistance by the
mere fact of being who we are,
under-represented groups of
people. Adam dismisses the fact
that such assistance is need based,
It is provided to those who need it.
If minorities receive substantially
more financial aid, as Adam infers,
this derives from the social factors
that have caused them to be in an
economically disadvantaged posi-
tion. And this is not intrinsically
tied to being a "minority."
Diversity, cultural and economic,
is too important to be trivialized by
a superficial interpretation of its
financial implication.
Julian Rios
The Hispanic Student Associa-
tion
"* ___________ __ _____________ __ _— — _
harmonic nudism in order to fur-
ther unify students with the historic
values of the college through the
energy of the sun. The ideology of
the national Movement is based
around the furthering of traditional
values of society which may have
been lost to the decadence of drugs,
alcohol,and promiscuous sex. These
values have been retained by the
sun through a process known as
moral solar recapitulation. Only by
stripping ourselves of our man made
garments can we absorb the moral
rays through a simple ritual proc-
ess.
Thank you for supporting the
rights of Bowdoin students. Events
posted around campus will still take
place unless the administration
argues a case against our expres-
sions of the inner-self.
Kerry Dakin '92
Benicia Gantner '92
V*
Research works.
WEIGHTING fOR
VOURUFE
American Heart
Association
To the Editor:
While passing through Brunswick
last week, I noticed all the new con-
struction going on or recently com-
pleted at Bowdoin — the new park-
ing lot behind Morrell gymnasium,
the foundation piling holes for the
Hatch Library, and the vinyl siding
currently being installed at Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
As an architect specializing in his-
torical restoration, new construc-
tion and renovation within histori-
cal environments — including col-
lege campuses — intrigues me.
Proper planning and insightful
design are often waylaid in favor of
rushed political logic. The parking
lot, 1 think weall now realize, shows
political leadership ignoring com-
munity values (though I must admit
I do admire the organic s-curve
swish design of the lot's entrance.)
DKE's vinyl siding continues
Bowdoin's recent foray into con-
structional fatuousness; something
I find particularly upsetting having
spent some great years at DKE.
When 1 think of DKE, I don't think
of rustproof vinyl siding with simu-
lation woodgrain. I have never
considered DKE superficial and
believe this new exterior is only
"skin deep.'* It does not represent
DKE's true character.
Granted building materials are
often selected for economic and
practical reasons. But just as impor-
tant as durability is the question of
the symbolism those materials
communicate. In tests, vinyl siding
has repeatedly proved itself resis-
tant to humid sea.air. It also looks
ugly, suggests artifice, and evokes
garish plastic nightmares of a
crowded mobile home park in
Tempe, Arizona. The slackened stuff
Pemberton responds
To the Editor:
(Confidential to Wendell Far-
thington. 111:)
Congratulations are due you, as
Adam Najherg reports in his 9-22-
89 "Fire at Will" column. Yiu haw
joined the ranks of the res^of the
world! It may comfort you to know
that, for instance, three of your
would-be classmates were also
unable to come to Bowdoin, having
been accepted, because they could
not afford the financial aid pack-
ages offered them. Two of them
opted to go to schools that you
would consider a joke, the other
isn't in college. Thev were "minor-
ity students."
Now you know you have at least
one thing in commqn with African-
Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Na-
tive Americans, women, and other
Column offensive
To the Editor:
I just want to thank Adam Najberg
for his latest one-page wonder. He
has managed to offend not only
women, but an even larger majority
of the student body. I suppose he
should be commended for broad-
ening his scope. Apparently, he
holds everyone in contempt.
He implies that there is an open L
door policy for people of color and
women, as well as athletes and
people who do not have numerals
after their names,
I am confident that, it you think
about it. you will find that you have
lot sol other things in common with
.them too—apart from poverty.
Because you are a white male, and
through no efforts of your own,
born with great advantages, some-
one told you that vou deserved
special treatment, because you were
entitled to it. And that looted you
into believing thai vou had no kin-
ship with the rest of the planet
That's bad for you, and that's even
worse for the planet
We have a lot of work to do, We
hope you'll join us.
Sincerely,
Cavle Pemberton
Director of "Minority Affairs"
others (although he forgot legacies).
Statistically, people of 'color remain
a minority and women co mpr ise
less than 30% of the student popu-
lation. The next implication in his
premise is that .those students are
not qualified to be at Bowdoin.
Wrong again, Adam. Start prepar-
ing next week's apology
Sincerely,
Staci Williams '90
clashes with the statured weather-
ing of nearby buildings, making the
house appear alien to its surround-
ings — the equivalent of a Howard
Johnson's plopped, oh let's say, next
to the Capitol.
I just returned from Cordoba,
Spain where for the past five years I
headed the renovation of a Francis-
can monastery damaged from air
pollution and the Spanish Civil War.
One of our major obstacles was
locating granite that would match
existing stone work. Local quarries
did have similarly shaded stone,
but the material lacked the unique
luster and composition of the origi-
nal reck. We ended up shipping
seven tons of granite from a quarry
in southern Morocco.
I think the extra effort was worth
it.
C. Thomas Richardson 'h2
Name change —
To the Editor:
Last war the Fxevutiw Hoard ap-
proved of the Afro-Amcruan Sw I
etv's change in name, The Afro
American Center will keep its title.
however, tn! \iro-An\oruan Sot I
ety will be lounally known as the
"Atruv i American Society"
This change may appear trivial,
but to the Society such a change
symboli/cs the solidarity of out
group. In the midst 01 our ditter
BOOK, we acknowledge our sum
larilies, inextricably linked to our
shared ethnic origins This change
also represents the struggles ol
men) . past end present, to achieve
lull recognition c4 our dual heri-
tage- African and American
To the co n t empo rary African*
American, "Afro" represents* trend
in the style of hair popular during
the l960sand 70s, not descriptive oi
a particularethnic group. Wedesiie
an equal acknowledgement of eth-
nic identity, such as that afforded
Asian, and Hispanic-American
people.
The African-American Society
nvogni/es and celebrates the diver-
sity of our membership. We are
confident that our "new" name will
receive similar recognition and ac-
ceptance.
Sincerely,
The African-American Society,
Vincent Jacks,
Co-Minister of Culture '88-'89
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VOLUME CXIX
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1989
NUMBER 5
Rob Jenkins *91. Photo by Sarah Hill.
Summer in South
Africa is revealing
DOUG BEAL
ORIENT Staff
"I think the future of South
Africa depends on whether or not
the national government recog-
nizes the inevitability of negotia-
tion/' said RobJenkins'91,a Bow-
doin student from California who
spent several months this summer
working with the Episcopal church
of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in
South Africa.
Jenkins worked on the Board of
Social Responsibility (BSR), an or-
ganization which serves to help
tie the Episcopal diocese of Cape
Town to the community. 'The BSR
sees itself as an organization pro-
moting social change and justice.
In the U.S. it might be called a
peace and justice ministry," Jen-
kins explained.
Jenkins talked to, visited and
lived with people seeking a more
equal society in South Africa.
Many of the people he met were
supporters of the banned organi-
zation the African National Con-
gress (ANC). "I think the ANC is
very misunderstood in the U.S.,
especially since the Reagan era,"
he said.
The ANC, often portrayed in
this country as a terrorist organi-
zation, does approve the use of
force. Even so, Jenkins stressed
that individual members are not
the killers the media often leads
Americans to imagine.
While in South Africa, Jenkins
stayed in the black township of
Nyanga with a black family. The
mother of the family is currently
facing a possible twenty-year
sentence for terrorism. She was
trained to use a pistol by the ANC
and drove members of the group
from other countries into South
Africa.
According to Jenkins, the ANC
receives much of its support from
blacks in townships, with less
support in rural areas. Through
(Continued on page 12)
College struggles to fill void
j
CATHY STANLEY
ORIENT Staff
- Roger Howell's death last week
left the campus shocked and upset.
This week the administration, the
history department and the students
are struggling to fill the void which
he left.
"Roger Howell is not someone
you can replace," said Dean of the
Faculty Alfred Fuchs.
Fuchs stressed how helpful
Howell's colleagues have been.
"During his illness we had expec-
tation s of his return, so hiscollcagucs
participated in teaching his classes
but we weren't anticipating having
to replace him, " he added.
"Before Roger's death, we were
thinking. We'll manage for a week
or so, then Roger will be back.' We
were patching in small pieces- now
wc have to patch in unified patches,"
said Daniel Levine, professor of
history.
Professor Emeritus William
Whiteside who retired last year was
asked to coordinate and sometimes
lead Howell's classes, with the help
of his colleagues.
"It won't be the course that Roger
taught, but his friends will try to
make it as good as they can," said
Fuchs.
"We will rely heavily on depart-
ment members who know the field
that Howell taught," he added. "Wo
have to start with the department
and then reach out."
The administration intends to take
care of the classes as best it can,
rather than dropping them com-
pletely.. In addition to the Bowdoin
professors that will step in, British
History scholars may comeand lead
one or two sessions.
The History Department has al-
ready placed an advertisement fora
spring semester position. "At this
point, we want to cover that, first -
then the department will meet to
discuss long term decisions and
procedures," stated Fuchs.
He added,"It will certainly be
difficult' to find someone with the
dedication Roger had."
Levine echoed his sentiment.
"We might have toalter something
in one of 1 lowell's classes, in order
to fit the new person's specialty.
Asofnow, weareunsureofhowto
shape the appointment. We just
want to find the best person tor the
position, "said Levine.
Both Levine and Fuchs are opti-
mistic about the future of their
colleague's classes. Says Fuchs, 1
think we'll be in good shape, and 1
think we will get the best person
tor the job - even though it won t
be Roger."
Jury acquits defendant in mock trial
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
After nearly forty minutes of
debate, the jury returned with a
verdict of not guilty in the simu-
lated rape trial of David Bristol held
in Krcsge Auditorium Monday
night. Was it rape? No, said the jury
of nine women and one man, be-
cause reasonable doubt existed as
to whether Bristol, played by Pat
Seed '90, raped or merely had sex-
ual intercourse with Kim Lamboli,
portrayed by Mary Inman '90.
That was the culmination of an
emotional night. Suzana Makowski
'90 introduced the audience to the
tensions inherent in this "court-
room" with her welcoming state-
ment, "What you will see tonight
has not been rehearsed."
Five sophmores charged with theft
Last Friday morning, five Bow-
doin students allegedly sawed
down and stole a town of Bowdoin
sign on Route 201.
Sophomores Wendy Harvey,
Paige Prescott, Hope Lipp, Ellen
Mitchell and Jennifer Peabody were
"summonsed in Topsham for theft
and criminal mischief. The court
date was set for November 6.
As a result of the incident, Mitch-
ell, a Coleman proctor, resigned
from her position yesterday after-
noon, according to Assistant Dean
of Students Ana Brown.
Dean of Students Kenneth Lewal-
len said he has spoken with the
Topsham Police Chief, a Bowdoin
town selectman and a number of
other officials concerning the inci-
dent. He commented, "We are still
investigating and talking with the
women. Right now we are involved
in trying to resolve the situation."
Lewallen said the investigation
will include gathering information
from various sources and deciding
on the level of involvement, if any,
of each of the students.
Once the investigation is com-
plete, Lewallen can either refer the
case to the Judiciary Board or handle
the situation informally. Either
Lewallen or the J-Board will then
determine the students' innocence
or guilt and the appropriate sanc-
tions.
"The college will take action in-
dependent of criminal charges," he
said.
Lewallen added that this is not an
isolated case. There has been a rash
of missing signs in town. He has
received several phone calls and
reports of missing signs. "I think
this case brings to light things that
have probably been happening the
past several years," he said.
Sign stealing is considered a
misdemeanor, and can result in
hefty fines and a jail sentence de-
pending upon the cost of the stolen
sign.
Lewallen concluded, "Any stu-
dent is responsible to the Bowdoin
administration and community as
well as the larger community. They
must obey college regulations and
state law."
The Honourable Sydney W.
Wamick then entered thecourtroom
and, before screening and selecting
the jury at random from the audi-
ence, stressed the seriousness of this
"mock" trial. Judge Wamick then
conducted an abbreviated version
of an actual jury screening and ten
jurors were selected .
In his opening statement, Peter
Fcssenden, attorney for the prose-
cutionfimmcdiately addressed the
vital issue of whether Bristol cm-
ployed force or compulsion in or-
der to have sexual intercourse with
Lamboli. Fcssenden stated that he
would attempt to prove that the
sheer weight of David's body ren-
dered Kim unable to resist and thus
constituted force.
The atttorncy for the defense
Judith Andrucki then made her
opening statement. She agreed that
compulsion was the "key to this
case," but said the lack of evidence
of physical force com polled the jury
to have reasonable doubt concern-
ing rape. Andrucki also reminded
the jury, "Wc are not here tonight
fora referendum on rape nor arc wc
here to send a message," but to prove
beyond a "reasonable doubt that
Kim submitted bccauseof...physical
force." i
Because of time constraints,
Lamboli and Bristol were the only
witnesses called. During the ques-
tioning and subsequent cross-ex-
amination of these two, the events
of the night of thealleged ra pe began
to unfold.
Kim Lamboli, a Bowdoin fresh-
man, met David Bristol, a junior
and Biology 101 lab assistant on the
first day of class. Over the next four
and a half weeks, their friendship
grew as David tried to help the
homesick Kim "fit in."
On the evening of September 23,
David invited Kim to a pre- party
being held in his room, 7D in Coles
Tower. After having a few drinks,
the two of them went with some of
David's friends to a fraternity party.
At the party, they danced and drank
a few beers. In about an hour, Kim
left for her room in Baxter House,
accompanied by David.
On the way to her room, David
and Kim talked of the difficulties of
adjusting to college life. David then
suggested that they go to his room
to continue talking and Kim ac-
cepted. Once there they continued
talking, began hugging each other
and lay down on hisbed. After about
thirty minutes, David moved on top
(Continued on page 12)
CORRECTION
Due to a production error, the
photographs were reversed on
page 3 of last week's issue. We
apologize for the error.
INSIDE October 6,1989
News
David Brower lecture - Page 2
Arts
Devonsquare heads to
Kresge - Page 5
Sports
Runners take first place-
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 6, 1989
Self-Paced Calculus
enrollment increases
Freshman Becky Smith is pres-
ently enrolled in the course and is
one of its biggest advocates. "Math
is a subject you can teach your-
self," Smith said, "and if you know
ahead of time that you're going to
have a lot of work in your other
classes, you can get ahead in your
calculus." Other freshman, how-
ever, are enrolled in SPC simply
because of a schedule conflict —
one reason which. Barker admit-
ted, could contribute to this se-
mester's high enrollment figures.
When the course was first of-
fered in 1978, an enrollment limit
was set. However, it never needed
to be enforced, and thus was re-
cently dropped. Barkerdenied the
prospect of having to re-institute
the limits, due to the fact that en-
rollment numbcrsalwaysdropoff
in the spring. Also, students fill
out course evaluation forms at the
end of the semester, and if these
indicate a need for more individ-
ual attention, Barkersaid he would
rather increase the size of the tuto-
rial staff rathdr than re-install en-
rollment lin>Hations.
The program's expansion has
caused slight overpopulation in
tutorial sessions, and as a result an
occasional student may leave a ses-
sion feeling he or she didn't re-
ceive all the help they would have
liked.
Barker was quick to state, how-
ever, that since there is hardly ever
a time when tutors aren't busy
working or grading checks, their
interest remains perpetually ele-
vated, and it comes through in their
teaching.
ELISA BOXER
ORIENT Contributor
This fall, enrollment in the Self-
Paced Calculus (SPC) program
has skyrocketed. Approximately
one hundred thirty-five students
have opted for SPC as opposed to
last year's ninety, which is an
increase of almost fifty percent.
This increase in enrollment
caught Bowdoin's math depart-
ment off guard. "It was neither
planned nor expected -it just hap-
pened," said Professor of Mathe-
matics William Barker, co-founder
of the program.
In the spring of 1978, Barker,
along with Professor of Mathe-
matics James Ward who is cur-
rently on leave of absence, ob-
served a highly successful self-
paced course which Hamilton
College alrcadyhad ineffect. After
their return, a similar program
was adopted in the Bowdoin
mathematics department.
The course is an alternative to
regular classroom lectures. In-
stead, students learn the material
on their own and periodically
measure their understanding with
self-scheduled "checks"- short
quizzes assessingcomprehension
of the material. Tutorial assistance
is readily available and, for those
who choose to take advantage of
it, a valuable element of the SPC
learning experience.
Although the course requires
constant and rigid self-discipline,
its benefits are numerous. Stu-
dents can move quickly over the
material with which they arecom-
fortable, leaving extra time for
trouble spots.
Brower urges earth 's healing
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David Brower began Energy
Awareness Week last Sunday by
presenting his lecture "Healing
Time on Earth" to an audience
speckled with Patagonia jackets and
Birkenstock sandals. Brower is the
founder of Friends of the Earth as
well as a former Executive Director
of the Sierra Club.
Glorified as the title character in
John McPhee's Adventures of the
Archdruid, a modest Brower de-
scribed himself as "grossly over-
lauded." He continued in a matter-
of-fact tone, presenting his own
environmental philosophy in a
general, but somewhat disjointed
introduction.
His cheerful wit encouraged his
listeners, many of them active envi-
ronmentalists themselves. He
stressed the importance of thank-
David Brower. Photo by Ray Thomas, courtesy of
the Times Record.
ing people for their efforts and tak-
ing action, rather than complaining
about the movement's lack of prog-
ress. While his speech was optimis-
tic and oriented toward changing
attitudes, he added, "We're already
fighting World War 1 1 1, and I'm sorry
to say we're winning it. It's the war
against the Earth."
Brower addressed the current
issue of shipping Maine's nuclear
waste to Nevada. He described the
potential danger of driving canis-
ters of waste across thecountry, and
instead urged dry storage of the
material on site. The obvious solu-
tion to the problem of storage space,
he rationalized, is to stop produc-
ing nuclear waste.
Brower also used Cumberland's
S.D. Warren Company as an cx-
ampleof environmental negligence
in the paper industry, although he
acknowledged Warren's efforts as
greater than most
papercompanies'.
He mentioned in
particular 100
acres of clear-cut-
ting, monoculture
forestry, and the
use of herbicides,
all of which
Brower deemed
unnecessary.
Maine's biggest
waste product,
according to
Brower, is paper
mill sludge which
contains dioxins.
The last issue he
discussed before
addressing "Heal-
ing Time on
Earth" was the
role of economics
in his cause. I le
quoted Hazel
Henderson as say-
ing, "Economics is
a form of brain
damage," and
urged the rejection
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of currently "respected" economists
who reject consideration of the cost
of the earth and its future. Ecologi-
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Brower reiterated the importance
of assuming that resources will be
limited in the future.
Continuinghisoptimism, Brower
listed several factors to ensure
"healing time on Earth." He men-
tioned that humans lack "an awful
lot of humility," quotingTed Turner
as an example: "If I had a little
humility I'd be perfect." He also
called for increased scientific and
technological ethics. Scientists
should have an unwritten law, he
said, that they "don't take apart
something they can't put back to-
gether or put together something
they can't take apart." He added
that if we stopped all our current
technology "cold" today, its dam-
age would last for a century.
Another requirement for healing
is a reduction of the numbers and
demands of people. Brower said the
average American uses ten times
the average per capita use of world
resources. "More and more people
mean fewer and fewer species. That
is, I think, immoral and unethical,
he stated.
Using the issue of dolphin kill
ings in the tuna industry as an ex-
ample, Brower urged consumer
awareness, and emphasized the
power that lies in responsible in
vesting. He emphasized that this is
oneway to ensure quick changes m
attitudes.
Brower termed thccnvironmental
movement "a reversal of the tndus-
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in the form of letters-to-the-editor .
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 3
College Dining Service
serves up healthy attitude
EVA NAGORSKI
ORIENT Contributor
Have you ever wondered whose
hands your food has been in when
eatingatoneofthebest college kitch :
ens in the country? Have you ever
wondered how health-conscious
and cautious the dining service
really is? Well, here are a few facts
offered by Mary Lou Kennedy, the
new director of dining service,
which may interest you.
The kitchen staff is definitely a
well-trained one. Cooks are sent to
various cooking classes, dishwash-
ers are taught the necessity of hav-
ing their own hands clean first, and
soon.
As of right now, there are three
high school students working for
the dining service. Kennedy said
she hopes more will join them and
noted that there is "fierce competi-
tion" for getting more students to
work.
Not surprisingly, 90 percent of all
fruits and vegetables supplied are
fresh. The cooks have even been
knownto run down to Shop-n-Save
for fresher foods if those which have
come in do not suit their taste. The
next choice for vegetables are fro-
zen ones, and only in cases of emer-
gency do they use canned goods.
The "biggest goal," says Kennedy,
"is to provide food products...lower
in fat." A daily intake of 30% fat is
substantial for the average person.
As most may have noticed, there
are different choices of butter now
available: butter, margarine, and
Promise, the highest in polyunsatu-
rated fat. What appears to say 'whole
fnilk' on the dispensers is actuallv
2% milk; the signs still need to be
changed. The cottage cheese is 2%
lowfat; all the plain yogu.t is non-
fat, while the flavored yogurts are
lowfat. Most of the chowders are
not cream based, but rather are
replaced with whole milk, which
lowers fat content. Currently, test-
ing is taking place for replacing corn
oil wtih canola oil, the least in satu-
rated fats, as a frying oil. If canola is
favored among the students, the
switch will be made. Salad eaters
have also been given the option of
replacing salad dressings wth plain
vinegar and herb sea sonings,a wiser
choice for the calorie conscious
individual.
One may also wonder about the
massive amounts of cooking and
how the kitchen is able to guarantee
freshness. Most of the cooking is
done in batches, around 25-50 por-
tions at a time. Sauces are done in
small amounts, and mixers are not
mixed together until they are
needed. Soups come from stocks.
hardly ever from cans; for example,
real chicken is added for more fla-
vor. Rice pilaf, as another example, ■
is "home made", rather than from a
mix to avoid high amounts of so-
dium preservatives.
Grilled items remain for those
who desire them, and continue to
be popular with many of the stu-
dents. The deli lines offer much
variety and there is talk of possibly
opening a pasta bar and a table of
daily fresh breads. The kitchen is
"working more with pastas, grains,"
and so on, explained Kennedy, in
order to add more fiber and com-
plex carbohydrates to the student
diet.
The recipes of top priority have
always been those which contain
higher amounts of fiber and carbo-
hydrates, minimal amounts of pre-
servatives, and vegetarian meals in
general. The Dining Service staff
cuts out recipes from various culi-
nary magazines, such as 'The Best
of Gourmet", and they have also
taken recipes from other schools.
Kennedy reminded that "[wel ■
have to watch out for food
costs. ..and [we're] trying to hold
our prices. ..We want to give pur
students what they want." One
major expense has been thedemand
for albacore tuna. In order to limit
the amount of food being wasted,
controlled portions have been es-
tablished. Instead of borrowingone
of the kitchen's huge grills for cook-
outs, the Bowdoin community is
nowabletousesmallergrills, which
the kitchen bought in order to facili-
tate such activities.
Thisall adds upinthebudget and
price awareness is mandatory. An
average stainless steel pot used in
the kitchen costs between S75 to
SI 00 a piece. However, Di n i ng Serv-
ice is continuing to do its best at not
increasing costs for the studentsand
keeping the quality of the food as
consistently excellent as possible.
Progress of Science Center updated
MELISSA QUINBY
ORIENT Contributor
Construction of the new Hatch
Science Library is well under way
as the month of October begins.
Until recently, work on the site has
revolved around the replacement
of two 20,000 gallon steel oil tanks
for the heating plant.
HP. Cummings Construction
Company of Winthrop, Maine, the
company in charge of construction
of the Hatch Library, was also re-
sponsible for this operation.
It was discovered during the
process of removal that these
twenty-five year old tanks, which
thecollcgeis required to replace by
Oct. 1, 1989 under a new state law,
had been leaking number six oil
into the surrounding soil. Accord-
ing to David Barbour, director of
physical plant, this type of oil,
unlike many of the lighter ones,
stops at the water table and docs
not move any further unless it is
heated because it is a semi-solid.
He stated that the surrounding
environment has not been dam-
aged and that the contaminated
soil was taken away immediately.
It was placed in temporary storage
until the Department of Environ-
mental Protection informs John
DcWitt, Superintendent of Me-
chanical Services at Physical Plant
where he should dispose of it.
The three new 20,000 gallon tanks
are made of double-walled steel. If
any leakage should occur it will be
recorded by an electrical meter
which the state now requires to be
placed on any tank containing oil or
fuel oil which is buried under-
ground. The controls that monitor
them and the guages that measure
the amount of oil in the tanks have
not been installed yet, but this
should be completed by the end of
next week according to DeWitt.
DeWitt admitted, "We've been a
littleslowgettingthehearinggoing,"
but all of the approximately 43
campus buildings serviced by the
heating plant can expect heat some-
time between now and Oct. 15.
Recent work has included mov-
ing the primary electric, steam, tele-
phone, and water lines that service
the campus away from the Hatch
Librarysitc.Thcsclines, which were
located in two underground steam
tunnels that interfered with the
construction area, have been relo-
cated outside of the site.
A new steam line which will
provide heat for Clcaveland Hall
should be completed within a few
days while a temporary line, which
will service Sills Hall, 85 Federal St.,
and the Alumni House, should be
completed before the weekend.
The permanent steam line which
will service these buildings will
not be put into place until after the
winter.
Workers are currently in the
process of putting in the footings
for the columns of the Hatch Li-
brary and Barbour predicts that
the foundations will be in and the
foundation walls will be complete
within the month. After that the
skeleton of the structure will rise
rapidly. The small structure which
was just erected on the site vvill
function as a carpenter shop dur-
ing the winter.
According to DeWitt, the proj-
ect is running on schedule and,
"we hope to occupy the Hatch
Library by December of next year."
Barbour stressed the workers are
"trying to be sensitive to the people
who are sleeping, studying, and
teaching," and explained that the
trailers have been placed in- front
of Sills and Clcaveland Halls in an
attempt to shield the academic
buildings from noise. Workers
have also been asked not to make
noise on the site until after 7 a.m. in
response to complaints from stu-
dents residing in Winthrop and
Maine Halls.
Executive Board listens to charter petition
RICH LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
The Executive Board met in its
full strength for the first time on
Monday.
Its first act was to elect perma-
nent officers. Gerald Jones '92 was
made chair of the Public Relations
committee, Keri Saltzman '93 be-
came secretary/treasurer, Dan
Brakewood '90 became vice chair
and Mark Thompson '92 was voted
to remain on as chair.
The board heard from a represen-
tative of Direct Line: Africa, a group
of three students petitioning for an
FC-3 charter. The group's petition- !
ary charter states its purpose as re-
dressing the "lack of awareness on
the Bowdoin Campus about issues
concerning the African Continent."
The primary way the group in-
tends to do this is by inviting am-
bassadors from African countries to
lecture at Bowdoin. This won't be
possible until they reach at least FC-
2 status, as an FC-3 charter allows
thechartered organization only fifty
dollars in SAFC funds. In the mean
time, the representative said, they
planned to attempt a boycott of
Coca-Cola in the campus dining
rooms, due to Coke's failure to divest
from South Africa. The board, after
a brief deliberation, decided to table
the issue until their next meeting.
The last issue brought up at the
meeting was the results of the Gov-
erning Boards committee appoint-
ments. Gerald lows, speaking tor
the inteA'iewing committee, said
that President of the College A. Le-
rov Greason requested the results
to be withheld temporarily, for rea-
sons the board declined to make
public. The board ended the meet-
ing bv going into executive session
to discuss Greason's request.
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pleased to announce servies for the holiday of Yom
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Oct. 9 - 10:00 am in Mitchell Rooms (East and West),
Coles Tower
Services will be conductedin a traditional format and arc open
to members of the Bowdoin College and surrounding
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 6, 1989
Beyond Bowdoin
U.S. should take lessons from Poland
David S. Broder
Washington Post Writers' Croup
In Congress, as in most offices or
factories, there are people who put
in their time, do their jobs as well as
they can, but don't take the respon-
sibilities of the world on their shoul-
ders. They don't sweat it.
Sen. Pete Domenici(R-N.M.) is
not one of those nonchalant types.
To say he's intense is like saying
Nolan Ryan is durable or Joe
Montana dependable. It just
slightly understates the case. Fif-
teen months ago, when he was on
George Bush's list of possible run-
ning-mates, Domenici forced him-
self to quit smoking. When I saw
him last week, he was puffing
steadily again.
The day 1 dropped by, Domenici
was halfway between exaltation
and despair. He had just returned
from a trip to Poland. Under the
auspices of the National Institute
of Democracy, Domenici and four
distinguished former members of
Congress, Walter F. Mondalc,
Howard H. Baker, Jr., Thomas F.
Eagleton and James R.Jones, joined
similar delegations from Britain
and Western Europe in two days of
intensive talks with member's of
Poland's first freely elected parlia-
ment.
"It was like nothing I had ever
experienced or read in a novel,"
Domenici exclaimed. "Most of
them had never been in any public
office. A year ago, some of them
were in jail. They come from trac-
tor factories, from shipyards* One
wasadoctor. They're afraid if they
don't show success, things will go
back.. .but they want to do it right.
They want to protect their democ-
racy."
The visiting Americans an-
swered a hundred questions about
how Congress works, how the
parties cooperate and compete,
how bills are scheduled, how con-
stituents are helped. "They
couldn't believe all the informa-
tion resources we have," Domenici
said. "One man said, 1 don't even
know what laws ■ we have now.'"
Domenici came home believing
that although the Poles "have noth-
ing but a great spirit and a desire
for change, "they will devise a
realistic plan for stabilizing their
inflation-ravaged economy and
introducing market-oriented re-
forms. When they do, he said, the
United States and Western Europe
must beready to recognize this is a
"major event in the struggle for
human freedom" and to respond
with a coordinated program of as-
sistance.
Meantime, Domenici and the
other legislators who shared this
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unique first gift of democracy to the
new Polish parliament." Let Con-
gress raise funds from private
sources, they proposed, to give the
fledgling Polish legislators, who
make $12 a month, "phones, copy-
ing machines, typewriters, simple
computers and a library" to help
them do their jobs.
Clearly exhilarated by his contact
with the new Polish democracy,
Domenici came back to find the
Congress where he serves — proba-
bly the most lavishly staffed, su-
perbly equipped legislature in the
world — tied to knots by the budget
problem it never seems to resolve.
For six years, as chairman of the
Senate Budget Committee,
Domenici had struggled without
success to reconcile Ronald Reagan's
military buildup and tax reductions
with the need to control deficit
spending. At the beginning of this
year, he told me he really believed
that Bush's election opened the way
for a "bipartisan, bicameral agree-
ment" with the White House. The
agreement would "take a small but
"significant bite out of the deficit this
year and set the stage for larger
steps to close the deficit in the next
three years."
No longer does he hold such
hopes. 'That effort is going to fail,"
he said, puffing on his cigarette,
"not because the process is cumber-
some (which it is) but because the
political battle lines have obliter-
ated the basis for agreement."
Domenici is not one to point fin-
gers at others. And, in truth, there is
blame enough to go around for the
1989 budget fiasco. At bottom, the
leaders of this affluent, established
democracy have shown none of the
courageorreadinesstosacrificethat
the brand-new Polish parliamen-
tarians display. And that is why
Domenici is so close to despair.
His mood reminded me of what
reporters felt when they came back
from the junglqs of Vietnam, where
young men were dying in a war
they barely understood, to the smug
self-satisfaction of a Washington
where political wheeler-dealers
flourished.
There are times when the ex-
tremes of selfishness and selfless-
ness can drive men mad. Domenici
had seen too much of both in one
week to do anything but chain-
smoke.
Beyond Bowdoin will be a regular feature in The Orient. It will
include political commentary by syndicated columnists, news
of other New England colleges, and, beginning next week, a
variety of regional and national news.
College News Notes
WESLEYAN- A recent article in
the Wesleyan Argus, reported that
the university has increased its
investment "in South Africa,
through the acquisitioffof stock in
two companies with direct ties with
South Africa. Wesleyan University
decreased their holdings in com-
panies conducting business di-
rectly in South Africa last year.
This move was taken as a trend
toward total divestment. The So-
cial Implications Subcommittee
will be examining these lastest
acquisitions and present their rec-
ommendations to the university.
In other news, the Argus reports
that the class of 1993 is tied as the
largest ever at the university and it
is composed of more women and
minorities than in past years. The
number of women in the class is at
a record high 51 percent, while the
percentage of minority students is
also up at 21-22 percent.
DARTMOUTH- Chris Miller
'63, Dartmouth alumnus and au-
thor, is bringing the college and its
infamous Alpha Delta fraternity
back into the media. Miller the
creator of "Animal House", had a
recent article "Return to Animal
House" published in the October
issue of Playboy, according to the
Dartmouth Fortnightly. In the ar-
ticle. Miller presents his belief that
Dartmouth students have not
changed much since he was in
college. Students and administra-
tors are highly critical of thearticle
as describing a disorted picture of
the AD, the fraternity system, and
Dartmouth in general.
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Wiesel, spoke to a packed crowd
of 2,000 in the Fine Arts Center at
UMass on Monday, Sept. 18. Wie-
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as his personal experience in Nazi
concentration camps, the situation
in South Africa and the conflict
between Palestine and Israel.
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Page 5
Arts & Entertainment
Devonsquare's music
blends vocal harmonies
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
If you, like so much of the coun-
try, have been swept up by the folk-
rock-jazz fusion craze of the last
couple of years, and find yourself
listening to James Taylor, Suzanne
Vega, Sade, Aztec Two-Step or
Crosby, Stills and Nash, then to-
morrow night's performance by the
popular Maine trio Devonsquare is
not to be missed.
Devonsquare, which has been
around in one form oranother since
1 964, presently consists of Tom Dca n
on vocals and guitar, Alana
McDonald on vocals and violin and
Herb Ludwig on vocals. The group
is known for its blending of vocal
harmonies.
A 1987 concert review described
the group's pcrfromance as taking
"on the smooth peace of a summer
sail: relaxed, soothing and lovely
throughout."
They released two albums on
independent labels in 1 984 and 1 985,
both of which won "Best Album" at
the Maine Musical Awards. But it
was 1988's release of "Walking on
Ice" by the major label Atlantic Rec-
ords that provided the group with
its breakthrough onto the national
scene. A video of the title cut was
made and appeared on Video Hits
Onc,and Billboard Magazine placed
the album in its "recommended"
category, calling it a "smooth, well-
honed folk/ AC sound."
The Morning Sentinel reviewed a
recent concert by saying, "All the
years of perfroming together have
heightened and tightened up har-
monies to such an extent that 't is
sheer heaven to hear them sing.
Their varied repertoire, which in-
cludes pop, jazz, blues country and
folk styles, makes their set delight-
fully surprising as well as musically
intriguing."
Tficrband has opened in recent
years for a variety of acts, inlcuding
Joan Armatrading, The Roches, Roy
Orbison, Steven Stills, Taj Mahal
and Vega. They will perfrom to-
night in Kresge Auditorium at 8:30
p.m. The concert is free with a
Bowdoin ID, and S5 for the general
public. The event is sponsored by
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The nationally acclaimed acoustic trio Devonsquare performs tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.
'Hot, Sexy and Safer' shocks students
NICK SCHNEIDER
ORIENT Staff
Suzi Landolphi returned to cam-
pus with a bang on Wednesday
night with her program, "Hot, Sexy
and Safer." For those of you who
didn't see it, it certainly was. Lan-
dolphi, a small woman of (can you
believe it?) thirty-nine, spread the
gospel of safer sex to a large crowd
in Kresge. In fact, it was a lot like a
revival meeting. The things she said,
though, would have made any
preacher blush.
She played the crowd like a co-
median, walking into the audience
and picking out people to use as ex-
amples. It seemed to me that a lot of
people were repeat customers, there
for the express purpose of either
• FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6.
3:00 p.m.: Purple Rain is shown In
Kresge Auditorium. V.A.C,ospart
of "Friends Don't Force Friends
Week." Discussion to follow.
7:30 p.m.: Bbreglonallst Brian
Tokar. authorof The Green After-
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room. VAC.
6:30 p.m.: Acoustic trio De-
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Auditorium. V.A.C.
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Drawings" is this Sunday's gallery
talk presented by Susan E,
Wegner. associate professor of
art In Walker Art Building.
•TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10«
4:00p.m.*. "The Aborted Flight.* a
Jung seminar, will be held in the
Faculty Room. Massachusetts
Hall.
7:00 p.m.: Abstract painter Glenn
Grafetman presents a slide lee-
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being embarassed themselves or
seeing their friends embarasscd. She
knew this and was happy to oblige,
picking out the people she could tell
wanted to stand up and make asses
out of themselves. Needless to say,
a good time was had by all. The
dirty pkes and double entendres
seemed all right in that room at that
time, there were things that needed
to be said.
She was unstoppable, flirting with
the emcee from the IFC, teaching
twenty people to dirty dance and
eventually put ting a condom cm one
young man's head (I guess one si/e
really does fit all).
She even had a pushup competi-
tion with all comers; only three
people beat her. That was when she
•WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1 1 •
7:00 p.m.: The film series "Gen-
der and German Cinema" pres-
ents "The Marriage of Maria
Braun." a 1979 film by Rainer
Werner Fassblnder. Smith Audi-
torium. Sills Hall,
7:00 p.m.: Vishivanath Natavane.
professor of philosophy emeri-
tus. Allahabad University. India
presents "Gandhi and the Glta"
in Kresge Auditorium. V A.C.
•THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12«
7:30 a.m.: Michael R. Brown'59,
of Goldstein 8r Maneiio. will bo
the speaker at the Bowdoin
Business Breakfast in Daggett
Lounge. Wentworth Hall, His
address Is tltled.'AlDS Discrimi-
nation In the Workplace* . Reser-
vations must be made no later
than Tuesday. October 10
4:00 p.m.: Ken Lukowiak . Depart-
ment of Medical Physiology.
University of Calgary, speaks on
* teaming In a Model System is
not as Simple As It Appears* to
told us all how old she was. All this
hilarity had a higher purpose
though.
At the end of the program (well,
before the dirty dancing), she talked
about her reasons for doing what
she did. In a voice laden with emo-
tion, she told us how sick she was
about burving people under thirty.
She told us about her brother, who
is in one of the high risk groups tor
AIDS, and how she doesn't want to
see him go.
She was very convincing.
Su/i Landolphi was just what this
campus (jnd maybe this country)
needs: a brave, funny, bawdy, rib-
ald woman to make us facesex today
for what it is — a risk we should be
sure we're willing to take
Be" in Rm 314, Searles Hall,
7:00 p.m.: The Italian Film Series
will show Riso Amaro by G. De
Santis (1949) in Smith Auditorium .
Sills Hall.
7:30 p.m.: The Museum of Art's
celebration of the opening of
two concurrent major exhibitions
takes place in Kresge Auditorium.
V.A.C . when Professor of Art John
M, Hunisak of Middlebury Col-
leg© delivers a slide lecture en-
titled "Carpeaux In Context "
7:30 p.m.: Professor of History at
the University of Maryland Red *f1
Klefer Webb addresses 1«arr>
ing to Think In Victor iai i Enylai » I '
Daggett Lounge. Wentworth
Hall.
8:00 p.m.: Exhibition preview for
A Romance with Realism : The Art
of J.B. Carpeaux and O Say Can
You See: American Photographs,
1839-1939. One Hundred Years
of American Photographs from
the George R. Rlnhart Collection
occurs In Walker Art Building.
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Postmodernism course integrates art and music
P.J. LIBBY
ORIENT Staff
Due to an increasing interest in
modern art, the Bowdoin curricu-
lum added a new course to its list -
Art 60/Music 124: Postmodernism
in the Arts. The main objective of
this course is to lend students an
understanding of how closely re-
lated music and art are in Postmod-
ern styles.
The class is co-taught by Music
Professor Eliot Schwartz and Art
History Professor Larry Lutchman-
singh and meets in both Gibson Hall
and the Visual Arts Center. "What
we are mainly trying to do is to
integrate the two fields and get input
from the students," said Schwartz.
He continued, "The students are
doing a lot of work, not just reading,
but also listening. They've already
been to two concerts and a number
more are scheduled for the coming
semester. Also, there will be an art-
ist coming to discuss creative arts."
"A course like this will point out
a lot of principles which both art
and music share in common, but it
will also point out the differences,"
said Lutchmansingh. "In both
mediums, one must understand the
artists' attitudes toward the han-
dling of material, the communica-
tion with the audiences, and his/
her definition of professional roles
in order to meet the challenge of
comparing the two. This class
should make it possible for students
' to do this."
Towards the end of the semester,
the class hopes to go on a field field
trip to New York City to "experi-
ence" the art. The planned stops on
this trip include the Brooklyn Acad-
emy of Music. Whitney Museum,
the DIA Foundation (of contempo-
rary art), and a few galleries in the
Soho area.
Students enrolled in the course
expressed their enthusiasm and
their interest in the goals which
Schwartz and Lutchmansingh are
hoping to achieve in this course. "1
really like the class because it's re-
ally difficult to appreciate modern
artand music unless you havestud-
ied where it comes from because it's
so non-traditional. So, the class is
teaching me how to appreciate these
styles," stated Patricia Bly '90. "I
think everybody should take this
course before they make judgements
on modern music and art," she
continued.
Jennifer Malone '90 finds it inter-
esting to see how two mediums
contrast and how they are alike. In
regard to the course she said, "It's a
very involved class, very tangible.
We're actually experiencing what
we are studying."
Brunswick celebrates 250th anniversary
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
6 to 9 a jn.: Pre-parade breakfast,
Knights of Columbus Hall.
10a.m.: 250th anniversary parade
proceeds down Federal and
Maine Streets.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: A craft show
takes place in Moulton Union.
1 to 4 p.m.: Pejepscot Historical
Society, 159 Park Row hosts an
Open House.
2 to 4 pjn.: 195th Army Band of
Bangor and the Seacoast Wind
Ensemble of Portsmouth, N.H.
perform in concert on the Down-
town Mall.
5 to 7 pjn.: First Parish Church,
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
and Brunswick United Methodist
Church host harvest suppers.
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Al Corey Orches-
tra at the Harvest Moon Dance in
Fort Andross.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Craft show.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Androscoggin
River Regatta.
1 to 2 p.m.: Self-guided historical
walk around Brunswick. Register
at 250th anniversary headquarters.
2:30 to 4 p.m.: Gro wsto wn School,
Woodside and Church Roads,
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Page 7
Sports
1
Cross Country teams race to first place
Women ranked 14th in the country in Division III
BILL CALLAHAN
ORIENT Staff
The women's cross-country team has been
losing to some of New England's best Divi-
sion I teams in the past few meets. Bowdoin
showed with a sparkling victory over Smith,
Bates, and Colby last weekend that the expe-
rience they have gained in those losses has
paid off.
The race marked the 1989 debut of Ail-
American Marilyn Fredey '91, who had pre-
viously been injured. Marilyn and freshman
Eileen Hunt worked together throughout
almost all of the race, and in the end it was
down to a finishing sprint between the Bow-
doin duo and Colby Ail-American Jill Voll-
weiler.
Voll weiler came out on top over the last 300
ya rd s across Pickard Field, and ed ged Fred ey
by three seconds.
Hunt finished 3rd in 17:44. It appears that
the in-state rivals will be participating in many
a cross-country battle this season.
Running her usual consistent race was Mar-
garet Heron '91, who finished sixth in 18:17.
Margaret, as the number three runner for
Bowdoin, beat the number two runners from
all three other schools. .
The sixth and 7th positions were filled by
Kara Piersol '93 and Jess Gaylord '89, both of
whom beat the number four runners of all
their opponents.
Karen Fields '93 and Ashley Wernher '93
showed outstanding effort, as they sealed the
victory for the Polar Bears by finishing 8th
and 9th.
Coach Slovenski was tremendously pleased
with the victory.
"Last year we were fourth out of four teams
in this meet. It's a great credit to the women's
team how quickly they have progressed,"
Slovenski said.
He also stressed the fact that Bowdoin's
biggest meets are yet to come.
Captain Jess Gaylord was particularly
impressed with the depth Bowdoin showed,
as ten Bowdoin runners were under twenty
minutes for the 3.1 mile course.
"We've been working well as a team, and
pulling each other along. We're all improving
together," said Gaylord.
A mark of the Bowdoin team's success was
this week's New England Division III rank-
ings which listed the Bears second . Smith was
ranked third, and Bowdoin crushed Smith
28-57.
After this weekend's Mount Holyoke Invi-
tational, the team face s the number one ranked
Williams team for the NESCAC title.
Bowdoin is ranked 14th in the country Div
III.
Harriers place five runners in the top ten
MARGARET HERON
ORIENT Staff
On a course designed to produce fasttimes
and on a day which seemed perfectly suited
for a cross country meet, the male harriers
raced to their first victory of the season. The
men's cross country team's final score was 28
points, giving them a win over both Colby
and the University of Southern Maine, who
had 30 and 78 points respectively.
Coach Slovenski was especially pleased
with the Derformance of his team. ■
1
"This is the first time we have beaten Colby
in five or six years. It's a great credit to the
whole team," he said.
.Leading the men in an excellent race to-
gether were Lance Hickey '91 and Sam
Sharkey '93. The two ran stride for stride
throughout the 5.1 mile course. Hickey fin-
ished second overall with a 26:54, only nine
Colin Tory '93 leaves a Colby runner behind in the dust in last Saturday's meet. Photo
by Annalisa Schmorleitz '92. •
seconds behind the winner , a Colby runner.
Sharkey's 26:58 put him in third place overall.
"Lance and Sam are working very well
together up front," said Coach Slovenski.
Finishing strong as the third runner for
Bowdoin was senior Marty Malague. Ma-
lague's consistency once again paid off for the
harriers, as his sixth place finish at 27.31 was
a big contributing factor in the team's overall
great performance.
Right on the heels of Malague for a great
part of the»race was fellow tri-captain John
Dougherty '91 . His 27:43 gave him a seventh
place finish and provided the Bowdoin team
with their fourth man.
Dan Gallagher's tenth place finish put the
Bowdoin top five in the top ten places overall,
a team performance which practically guar-
antees a victory.
Rob McDowell '91 was sixth place for the
Polar Bears and twelfth place overall.-
"Dan and Rob ran great races and sealed
the home team victory,"* said tri-captain
Malague.
Ed Beagan '91 , coming back from a series of
injuries, finished up the Bowdoin top seven in
fifteenth place.
Once again, the excellent group of rookies
on this years squad raced exceptionally well.
Scott Mostrom, Andrew Yim, Andy Kinley,
Colin Tory, Kevin Trombly, Chas Zartman,
Nga Selzer, all class of '93, and Audi Thoele
'92 were positive contributors to the overall
racing scene.
Hopefully this past weekends victory will
be indicative of future performances against
other tough NESCAC opponents. The men
race against Amherst College on Saturday,
Oct. 7 at Amherst. Positive performances at
this meet will spark the harriers on in their
important upcoming NESCAC champions'hip
meet on Oct. 14.
Bantams squeak by Bears 39-38
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
It was all or nothing. Down by
one point. Trinity went for the two-
point conversion-and the win. With
a tricky, well-executed option pass,
the Bantams went ahead 39-38 with
only 1:34 left to play. That was the
way it ended.
Head Coach Howard Vandersea's
group dominated the first half of
the scoring-fest, although it was the
Bantams who first put points on the
scoreboard.
On their first drive which con-
sumed 5:35 minutes off the clock,
the Bantams began at their own 7
yard line and moved methodically
up the field.
They got up to the Bowdoin 15,
where the Bears' defense was able
to prevent them from getting a first
down. Bantam kicker Tim Jensen
nailed a 32 yard field goal attempt,
and Trinity took an early 3-0 lead.
That lead didn't last too long.
Bowdoin regained possession late
in the first quarter on junior line-
backer Steve Cootey's interception.
The Polar Bears needed only one
play to score, as sophomore Jim
LeClair ran right up the middle for
the 23 yard TD run.
Freshman Jim Carenzo did the
PAT honors, and it was now Bow-
doin in the lead, 7-3.
Vandersea's group got the ball
right back again. Senior Tom Bil-
odeau recovered a fumble on the
kickoff at Trinity's twenty yard line.
That ended the first quarter, and
Bowdoin had possession to start the
second.
On a first and goal situation from
the four yard line, LeClair swept
right and ran in for the score. The
Bears had increased their lead by 1 1
points.
The offensive onslaught contin-
ued, with both Trinity and Bow-
doin scoring in the second quarter.
After Trinity narrowed the gap to
14-10, Bowdoin took over with 7:42
left to play in the half.
Quarterback Mike Kirch had a
few passes forbig gainson this drive.
He opened on first down with a 30
yarder to junior running back Sean
Sheehan. Kirch also came through
on a tough third and 13 situation,
completing a 1 7 yard pass to senior
co-captain Mike Cavanaugh.
Trinity certainly helped out the
(Continued on page nine)
Sailors cruise in Corinthians
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
Despite wind s that just would not
cooperate, the sailing team did well
in the Corinthians last weekend,
placing tenth on Sunday.
Overall, Bowdoin placed tenth
out of approximately 30 teams.
In the past, the team has raced in
Division II, but this year ten people
from the team sailed in Division I on
a Tartan 41 .
The Polar Bears had a great prac-
tice run on Friday. The wind was a
gusty 35 knots, and there were three
and four foot swells on the water.
The lighter boats get bounced
around in the waves, but the coni-
tions made it smoth sailing for the
heavier boats.
Unfortunately, the prime wind
conditions died down the follow-
ing day, making sailing difficult.
"Had the wind kept up we would
have been able to do much better,"
said Tom Gibbons '90, who handled
the driving duties for the Bears this
weekend. Todd Taylor '90 and Eric
Peters '93 also assisted Gibbons.
The wind did pick up a little on
Sunday, which enabled Bowdoin to
sail right past Colgate and Maine
Maritime.
The Bears intend to continue sail-
ing until the snow falls. Their next
race will be on Oct.14 at Maine
Maritime, which Bowdoin beat last
weekend.
Defense key in soccer win, tie
PETER GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
For the second week in a row,
the men's soccer team had an up
and down, week, beating USM 1-
0, but allowing Babson a 2-2 tie.
The Bear's record now stands at
3-2-1.
On Tuesday, the Bears gutted
out a victory against the Univer-
sity of Southern Maine 1-0.
As play began, the Bears still
appeared shell-shocked from
their previous 1-0 loss to Con-
necticut College. USM dominated
the opening minutes and earned
many dangerous opportunities.
Bruce Wilson '90 made several
good saves to keep the Bears even
and allow the defense to get
settled.
The defense received a blow
when starting stopper Pat
Hopkins '92 sprained his knee in
a collision with a USM midfielder.
Hopkins will be out for at least
three weeks. Head Coach Tim
Gilbride was able to substitute
for Hopkins, and thedefense was
stabilized by starters Esteban
Pokorny '91, Amin Khadurri '91
and Blair Dils '90.
The midfielders then began to
dominate play. The Bear's inten-
sity picked up slowly and paid
off when LanceConrad '91 scored
on a rebound of a Tom Groves '90
shot.
The Bears guarded their lead in
the second half. The defense's
play improved and allowed fewer
opportunities than in the first half.
Wilson made five saves to pre-
serve the shutout as the Bears
were outshot 7-6 for the game.
On Saturday, the Bears hosted
unbeaten Babson College (5-0) as
they looked for a crucial win
against a good team. Twice the
Bears led by a goal, and twice
Babson battled back to earn a 2-2
tie in a game which will be re-
membered more for its physical
play than the end result. \
The Bears looked inspired early
in the game and were playing
their best soccer of the year. They
were pressuring well offensively,
taking the ball away defensively,
and the midfielders were making
the transition from offense to
defense quicker than usual. This
translated into problems for the
Beavers.
The Bears took the lead at the
33:01 on an indirect kick which
resulted from an obstruction call
against Babson.
Dirk Asherman's cross to the
(Continued on page eight)
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The Bowdoin Oriiint
Friday, Octobir 6, 1989
Polar Bear Spotlight
DanenbargerrLeads both on and off field
DAVEWILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
ED BEAGAN
ORIENT Staff .
When it comes time to pickcap-
tains each year, certain things are
taken into consideration. Some
captains are picked because of
their great abilities to score or
defend. Some are chosen because
they have shown leadership.
Some become captains because
the coach likes the way they can
run the team. And some arc just
really popular with their team-
mates.
Well, 'Margaret Dancnbarger
'90, captain of the women's field
hockey and lacrosse squads, was
picked because of her abilities,
leadership, popularity, and com-
mand on the field.
Since her freshman year,
Dancnbarger, has been an out- 1
standing performer for Coach
Sally LaPointc's field hockey and
lacrosse teams. In both sports, she
has contributed solid two-way
play, both anchoring the defense
and sparking the offense.
Danenbarger's defense has
been vital to the success of the
field hockey squad . She plays left
halfback, an important defensive
position because the opposition
otten directs its attack down the
left sideof the field. Adding to the
difficulty of her position is the
fact that a field hockey player can
only use one side of their stick,
and it is the side that is a disad-
vantage to Dancnbarger and oth-
ers who play the left side.
> "She has very good stick work,"
said Coach LaPointe, in a "mainly
defensive" position.
Although a tough defensive force
at the second home position during
lacrosse season, opposing coaches
arc more likely to worry about
Danenbarger's goal scoring abili-
ties.
Coach LaPointe said,"She has a
strong influenccon the attack," and
that is easily demonstrated by look-
ing at her statistics.
In Danenbarger's three years in a
Polar Bear uniform, she has found
the net for 67 goals and tallied 31
assists for 98 points. These statistics
are even more impressive when it is
revealed that Dancnbarger played
defense in high school.
"At first I hated it, but after a few
practices, I got used to it," com-
mented Danenbdigeron her switch
to attack.
Facts and figures do not show the
whole picture of Dancnbarger. A
big contribution to both the field
hockey and lacrosse teams is her
leadership, which according to her
coach is done mostly by example.
"She has never given anything
but her all;"said Coach LaPointe,
who added that in seven seasons of
coaching Dancnbarger, this fall was
the first time thecaptain ever missed
a practice. A leader on and off the
field, Dancnbarger and lacrosse co-
captain Liz Sharp arc organizing
fund raising for the team's trip to
the Philadelphia area this spring.
Dancnbarger is well-liked by her
Margaret Danenbarger '90. Photo by Bidu '92
teammates, according to field
hockey co-captain Sheila Carroll.
Carroll said,"You can always
count on Margaret," and added
that her sense of humor is valu-
able in keeping the team relaxed.
From a coaches standpoint, a
player like Margaret Dancnbarger
is a big asset because of her ability
to communicate. Not only dews
she communicate with her team-
mates, but she has been important
in expressing the team's input to
Coach LaPointe. Danenbarger has
been almost a coach on the field,
willing to provide feedback, ac-
cording to Coach LaPointe.
"She would speak up even as a
freshman," said LaPointe. "Mar-
garet lets me know when things
aren't going right."
When asked what she enjoys
about field hockey and lacrosse,
Danenbarger said ,"the team-ori-
ented aspect of both sports."
The teams that she has been a
member of have had good suc-
cess. The combined records of the
past fourycars,including this year,
for the field hockey team is 25-15-
2, while the past three seasons of
lacrosse add up to a 22-16 mark.
The successes that Danenbarger
has had while at Bowdoin have
been similar to her experiences in
high school. She is a graduate of
Buckingham Browne and Nichols
School in Boston, where she cap-
tained field hockey and basketball
teams, and lettered in lacrosse.
Dancnbarger led the strong field
hockey and lacrosse teams, and
was named All-League in lacrosse
as a senior at BB&N.
Dancnbarger is a government
majorand economics minor. After
graduation, she said, "I'm looking
to advertising for the future,"
particularly art design.
Like so many other former
Bowdoin athletes, a great number
of which played for Coach
LaPointe, Margaret Danenbarger
will take with her after leaving the
Pines the traits that made her an
outstanding competitor.
Said Coach LaPointe, "She's so
dependable, so consistent. She's
just so solid."
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The Bowdoin College volleyball
team reached a landmark achieve-
ment last week. The Polar Bears
were ranked eighth in the New
England Women's Volleyball
Coaches Poll of Sept. 26, marking
the first time that a Bowdoin volley-
ball team had cracked the top ten
rankings since the sport was estab-
lished at Bowdoin in 1986.
However, the Polar Bears fell out
of the top ten in the most recent poll
after suffering a pair of losses dur-^
ing the Bates Invitational last week-
end. Bowdoin currently sports an
11-6 record as the Polar Bears pre-
pare to host the Bowdoin Round
Robin tomorrow, featuring the top
team in New England, the Bates
Bobcats.
Bowdoin is led by co-captains
Karen Andrew '90 and Abby Jeal-
ous '91 . Andrew is a two-time cap-
tain who has been with the Polar
Bear volleyball program since its
inception, whilejealousisa power-
ful hitter and a two-time All-State
selection.
' "Ellen has done a gcxid job, and
has been getting a lot of points off
her serve," says Ruddy. "Karen has
played, well overall, and has been a
good leader on the floor for us."
Lynn Kecley '92 was also cited'by
Coach Ruddy for her strong play so
far this season.
The Bowdoin Round Robin tour-
nament features top-ranked Bates,
as well asTufts, Southeastern Masv,
a nd Col by-Sa wyer. The tou ma men t
gets under way on Saturday morn-
ing at 9 a.m. in Morrell Gym.
Sportsweek
Saturday
Volleyball- Bowdoin Round Robin 9:00 a.m.
(Morrell Gym)
Field Hockey vs. Tufts 1 1 :00 a.m.
(Pickard)
Women's Soccer vs. Tufts 1 1 :00 a.m.
(Pickard)
Men's Soccer vs. Tufts 1 1 :30 a.m.
I (Pickard)
Tuesday
Women's JV Soccer vs Maine(Club) 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard)
Volleyball vs. Thomas 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Field Hockey vs. Southern Maine 3:30 p.m.
■; Men's Soccer vs. Maine 3:30 p.m.
Women's Tennis vs.' Bates 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard)
Soccer
(Continued from page seven)
far post was headed into the net by
Khadurri, who was crashing from
his defense position. The goal was
Khadurri's first of the year.
The real fircwork's began with
just two minutes left in tho half.
Khadurri was dribbling the ball up
the sideline and proceeded to pass
the ball when Beaver forward Bob
Pipe threw a forearm that levelled
Khadurri. No whistle! Bedlam
promptly ensued when the Bears
were called for a cheap foul seconds
later. The entire Bear's bench pro-
tested, led by Coach Gilbride.
A* Gilbride and the referee ar-
gued, Gilbride drew a yellow card,
a caution, but continued toquestion
the referee's division. The referee
then ejected Gilbridefrom the game.
"V think because it was a blatant
attempt to injure and not to play the
ball, it upset me. I continued to
argue, after the caution, to make
him realise the impo rtanc e of his
missing that call" explained Gilbr-
ide.
No one was sure how the team
would react in the second halt,
Unfortunately, the Boars started the
second half tentatively and looking
confused. Babson capitalized 11
minutes into the second half when
striker Tom Fisher scored on a cross
that appeared to go through
Wilson's hands.
The Boars found themselves cling-
ing to the 1-1 tie for the next IS
\
minutes when they settled down
and began to play more soundly. It
appeared the Bears might win the
game when striker Chris Garbaccio
'90 had a semi-breakaway late in
the game-; Garbaccio's shot was
saved by the Babson goaltendcr to
send the teams to overtime tied at
one.
The Bears regained the lead two
and a half minutes into the first
overtime, in which two 15 minute
periods are played, when Conrad
scored his fifth goal of the year.
Asherman '90 set up the play bv
stealing a clearing pass, beating a
defender, and passing into the
"eighteen" whereConrad faced the
sweeper to miss his trap. Conrad
then blasted a shot past the keeper
for a 2-1 edge.
Babson once again fought back
and Moved when striker* Greg
Wood worth ripped a low line drive
into the far corner ot the net. The
Boars' inabilitv to clear the ball otl a
corner kick cost them the win they
needed.
Neither team was able to mon in
the second overtime as tatigue be
came an important factor in the
game.
The Bears host Tttfts tomorrow at
1 1 :30. The teams fought to a score-
less tie a year ago.
On Wednesday, tho Boars will
end their four game homostand
against Division I University of
Maine.
Friday, October 6, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 9
Football ■
(Continued from page seven)
Bear's scoring efforts, as they were
penalized for pass interference,
giving Bowdoin first and goal from
the 10 yard line. It was deja vu, as
LeClair scored another four-yard
TD the same way he scored his first
one.
"Our ability to run the ball was
the result of three things," said
Vandersea. "Kirch called the right
plays, our line did a great job block-
ing, and Jim was able to see the
blocks and pick up the yardage."
Bowdoin went to halftime with a
sizeable 20-10 lead. '
It didn't let up in the third quar-
ter. The scoring went back and
fourth between both teams, with
each team scoring on nearly every
possession. It seemed that who-
ever had possession of the ball last
would win.
Three minutes into the second
half, Bantam quarterback Todd
Levine completed a six yard touch-
down pass to bring Trinity within
three.
Bowdoin answered that touch-
down with one of their own.
On another drive that used a big
chunk of the clock, the Bears effec-
tively mixed up their passing and
ground attack to move to the Ban-
tam 29 yard line.
The Bears scored by air this time.
Kirch completed a perfectly-thrown
pass to Bilodeau in the end zone to
give Bowdoin back the 1 point lead .
Bowdoin's lead did not stay that
way for long after Trinity took over
at their 33 yard line. The Bantams
needed only six plays to drive down
and score their third touchdown of
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the game. The Bears lead was once
again chopped to three points.
Bowdoin retaliated with yet an-
other score on their own late in the
third quarter, which came from a 27
yard field goal by Carenzo. It was
the first field goal of his collegiate
career.
"He (Carenzo) did a great job of
kicking," said Vandersea. " He did
especially well, considering he
kicked from the right, which is very
difficult for a soccer-style kicker."
The third quarter ended, with
Bowdoin stilLon top 30-24.
In the final quarter, Trinity scored
on a three yard run, which gave
them a 31-30 lead, their first lead
since early in the game.
Once again the Bears bounced
back. LeCLair scored his fourth
touchdown of the day, which came
off of a 30 yard run up the middle.
Kirch successfully ran the ball in
for two points, and Bowdoin's lead
was back up to a full touchdown.
Then disaster struck.
With only 2:37 left to play, the
Bantams began their fatal drive to
the Bowdoin end zone. After Lev-
ine ran it in from the six, they fooled
everyone with the option pass from
running back Kevin RisCassi to
receiver Terry McNamara for two.
"We weren't prepared for that
particular play," said Vandersea.
"Each week a team runs a different
two-point play, so you're not sure
what you're going to see. Also,thcy
executed the play perfectly."
LeClair finished the day with 120
yards rushing, and Kirch passed for
216 yards.
Senior Rick Arena once again led
the defense with 9 solo tackles.
This weekend, the 0-1-1 Bears take
a long road trip as they face 1-1
Hamilton.
Soccer streak stopped
DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
Though their unbeaten streak
was stopped at five, the Bowdoin
women's soccer team took two out
of three games this past week. The
Polar Bears pulled off two shut-
outs at home but lost to a powerful
UVM team Sunday.
Last Wednesday the University
of Southern Maine visited Pickard
Field and fell to the Bears, 1 -0. Tracy
Ingram '92 scored late in the first
half off a pass from Karen Crehore
'90 for the only goal of the game.
The Polar Bears dominated the
game offensively, but couldn't pick
up an insurance goal as the USM
goalie made several remarkable
saves. For Bowdoin, Caroline Blair-
Smith '93 recorded 6 saves for her
second shutout.
Bowdoin then ran its unbeaten
streak to five games with an im-
pressive 5-0 victory over Whca-
ton, a game in which the Polar
Bears dominated on both ends of
the field.
Sarah Russell '91 opened the
scoring v by putting in a Kathleen
Devaney '90 corner kick. This was
Bowdoin's first indirect goal off a
corner kick all season. Sue Ingram
'90 scored off a Russell assist to
give the Bears a 2-0 halftime lead.
Bowdoin got a gutty perform-
ance from Didi Salmon '92 in the
second half. Salmon picked up
two goals in a seven minute span,
with Crehore and S. Ingram assist-
ing. Salmon has been playing with
pain from rheumatoid arthritis.
Coach John Cullen said, "She is
a big lift to the team, and I know
the two goals gave her a big lift."
The two freshman forwards
teamed up for the final goal, as Jen
Cain scored with an assist from
Julie Roy .
Mel Koza '91 recorded her first
shutout of the season with five
saves.
Sunday the Polar Bears traveled
to Vermont and saw their streak
come to an end at the hands of
their Division I opponents. UVM
scored late in the first half and
again at the 16 minute mark of the
second half for the 2-0 win.
Cullen was not disappointed by
the loss, noting, 'They had great
athletes at all positions."
"It was a good lesson to play a
team like UVM. We played well
against a stronger team and that
gave us confidence," he added.
The Polar Bears, defeated the
White Mules of Colby on Wed-
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Friday, October 6, 1989
The Bowdoin f| Orient
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Mock Trial Verdict: An Afterword
It seems these days that just about
every week at Bowdoin is some-
thing awareness week. People
spend hours of their time planning,
organizing, and setting up a wide variety
of programs during the week, which are
met with varying degrees of student in-
terest.
"Friends Don't Force Friends Week,"
which wraps up this evening, was ex-
tremely successful primarily because it
strayed from the traditional format of
"special" weeks. Instead of trying to drive lawyer and principal involved. The situ-
home its message with a keynote speaker ation portrayed Monday night is one
imported from far away and purporting possible scenario; it is by no means the
to be an expert on the subject, the Peer only one.
Relations Support Group tried a bold Many sec date rape as a mere misun-
and risky endeavor: the mock rape trial, dcrstanding. But there arealso many who
We applaud the PRSG's, and the many are aware of the realities of date rape. We
other groups who sponsored and were encourage victims of sexual assault to
responsible for Monday evening's simu-
lated rape trial. It was a unique and
engaging way to approach an issue that
is extremely serious, and not at all for-
eign to the Bowdoin Pines: date rape. It
showed students the emotional side of
the issue in a way that no lecturer could
have possibly done.
We were disappointed, however, at
the poor turnout for Tuesday's follow-
up forum. Based on the number and
volatility of reactions to the controversial
verdict of "not guilty" heard around
campus, then? were quite a number of
people who had something to say. The
trust in the resources available both on
and off campus, including Counseling
Services, Security, the Deans' Office staff,
PRSG, Parkview Hospital, Brunswick
Police, and the Bath-Brunswick Rape
Crisis Helpline.
The fact that the defense won this imagi-
nary case should not in any way dissuade
men and women who believe they are
victims of rape from considering the
option of prosecution. Because of the
abbreviated nature of the trial, members
of the audience did not learn of some of
the positive aspects of the legal system.
Witness advocates. Helpline counselor/
forum would have been the perfect arena advocates, an educated Brunswick police
for discussion.
We also worry that the verdict turned
in by the jury will have an unintended
negative effect. A common reaction to
theresultsof the trial was that the judicial
system of this country makes it virtually
impossible for an alleged date rapist to
be convicted. As a result, women may be
less inclined to go through the pain and
horror of reliving their attack before a
judge and jury because they feel it would
be futile.
force and other individuals aware of
severity and sensitivity of rape cases are
all available for support. We stress the
importance of every rape survivor'sbeing
able to make his or her own choice in this
decision; what may be right for some is
not always right for others.
Obviously, the intention of the evening
was not to create a sense of hopelessness
in women. The supcrlativecffortsof PRSG
and others succeeded in their intention to
make the Bowdoin community aware that
Wehopethatthiswasnotwhatanyone date rape happens, and that it happens
took home with them from this simu- right here in our ivory tower.
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latcd trial. And we stress the fact that it
was simulated. At the forum some of the
problems with a three-hour mock trial
were addressed. Time constraints pre-
vented any witnesscsother than the plain-
tiff and defendant from testifying. Nei-
ther of the lawyers participating prac-
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ration time for this trial was a fraction of
what is required for a real trial.
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Viewpoint
John Simko
October 1 -7 is Energy Awareness Week, a
program sponsored by the Environmental
Studies Department, the Druids, and the
Greens. Environmental issues are being ad-
dressed by speakers and entertainers in an
effort to promoteawarenessabout the world
around us and our effect upon it. But the
core component for this program has been
the increasingly organized and resourceful
student support and encouragement of
energy conservation reform on campus. Over
three-hundred names were collected on a
petition asking that the heat remain off;
these students, perhaps one-fourth of the
student population in residence, were will-
ing to put the importance of the environ-
ment ahead of their own personal comfort.
The motive behind this petition was to show
the administration and Physical Plant that
responsibility must be taken for any action
which causes environmental decay. The
Greenhouse Effect is a global problem which
can only be solved by individual initiative.
As a campus, we consume tremendous
amounts of energy through such sim pic acts
as heating, lighting, and eating. Equally
tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide are
produced as a result, trapping heat in the
atmosphere like a thermal blanket. Bow-
doin needs to accept responsibility for its
contribution of carbon dioxide by working
tolimit its production in the future.
I do not mean to step on toes when I call
for greater and more effective energy con-
servation methods on campus. The condi-
tion of the environment is oblivious to
"decreased acceleration" of industrial activ-
ity; so long as heat-trapping gases and re-
source tainting particles are produced, the
planet will suffer as a result. As consumers
of energy, we are responsible for the envi-
ronmental impact of that consumption. The
petition to keep the heat off meant to ad-
dress this rcsponsibilty, not to "blame"
anyone for the undesirable effects of the
heating plant.
Energy on campus this week has not gone
out the window but rather into student-di-
rected efforts to increase recycling, reduce
electrical consumption and paper use, and
to increase the length of time the heat was
off. Though I wasclearly misinformed when
I stated that the heat would be on last week,
this was the product of a lack of communi-
cation and not an effort to portray the people
responsible for turning on the heat as igno-
rant of the importance of energy conserva-
tion. Perhaps in future years there could be
more direct communication between stu-
dents and the administration concerning
the status of the heating season. The forum
last Tuesday with the college Treasurer and
the Director of the Physical Plant was a
positive step in this direction. We as stu-
dents arc the primary, if not the sole reason
whythccollcgemustburnsomuchoil;if wc
arc rcsponsiblcforthisconsumption, should
we not have some input into the rate and
length of consumption?
The responsibility dynamic is perhaps
the impetus behind Energy Awareness
Week. By signing petitions, using glasses
instead paper cups, and turning off lights,
students have developed thecnvironmcntal
conciousness necessary to limit thecollege's
contribution to environmental decay. It is
this conciousness, developed on the indi-
vidual level, which is the only viable pre-
vention of the Greenhouse Effect. The
struggle, or rather the necessity, to conserve
energy and recycle paper on campus must
continue if our responsibility for carbon
dioxide production is to be met. Though
Energy Awareness Week ends October 7,
hopefully theconscrvation methods stressed
will become a way of life.
Letter: Sexual harassment Board reports
(Editor's note: The following Utter is the report
of the Chair of the Board on 'Sexual Harassment
and Assault to the President of the College. One
of the ground rules of the Board is that it must
report to the College community each semester on
its activities. At the request of President Greason,
that tetter is reprinted here.)
Dear President Greason:
During the 1989 Spring Semester, three
sexual harassment incidents were reported
to the Chair of the Board on Sexual Harass-
ment and Assault. One of these was reported
anonymously and indirectly, through a third
party, and therefore no action could be taken.
The other two reports came from individuals
seeking information and guidance on Bow-
doin's policies on sexual harassment and the
procedures of the Board. There was one re-
quest for mediation and nor reqests for a
formal hearing by the Board.
Sincerely,
Wells Johnson, Chair
Board on Sexual Harrassment and Assault
Friday, October 6, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 11
Sex, scandals and Puritanism
The Left Fielder
COLIN SAMPLE
Barney Frank, a Democratic
Representative from Massachu-
setts, is in trouble this week. Frank
is perhaps the most articulate and
intelligent spokesman for progres-
sive causes in the entire Congress,
and is a man of caustic wit and
great political acuity. He is, by all
accounts, one of the finest minds
in American political life. He is
also, since he came out in 1987,
openly and unabashedly gay.
Though it certainly earned him an
extra degree of hatred from the
homophobic elements of the right,
Frank's honest and candid revela-
tion was regarded as an act of
courage by most of his constitu-
ents, who overwhelmingly re-
elected him in 1988.
But now Frank's political career
wavers on the edge of disaster.
The Washington Times published
an account several weeks ago of
Frank's involvement with a pros-
titute named Stephen Gobic. In
1 985, Frank responded to an ad in
a gay Washington newspaper and
paid Cobic $80 for sex. He then
hired the prostitute as a personal
assistant and chauffeur, and when
out of town sometimes allowed
him the use of his Washington
apartment. Frank maintains that
he was trying to help lift the
younger man out of a squalid and
difficult life. When he discovered,
eighteen months after hiring
Cobie, that his assistant was run-
ning a prostitution ring out of his
Washington apartment, Frank
says that he immediately fired the
man.
Frank has asked the House
Ethics Committee to investigate
the case, and has apologized to his
Democraticcolleagues forany em-
barrassment he may have caused
them. The ethics investigation, he
says, will clear him of any wrong-
doing, but he bemoans publicly
his lack of personal judgment in
the matter. Response both in
Washington and at home was at
first largely supportive, but, as the
pundits love to say, the tide is
turning. There is talk among
Democrats of the need for Frank
to disappear, and the Boston
Heat controversy
To the Editor:
The start up of the heating plant,
as discussed in Viewpoint in last
week's Orient, is incorrectly re-
ported. The heating plant will not
be delivering heat to main campus
buildings until weather conditions
clearly dictate that necessity. The
decision will be made in my office
based on physical corditions on
campusand the longer range NOAA
Globe, long a staunch supporter,
has called for his resignation. The
reason? His position, they say, is
now untenable, and his presence in
Congress damages the causes he
cares about.
What is one to make of all this?
Frank's lack of judgment in enter-
ing into any sort of relationship with
such an unsavory and venal charac-
ter is strikingly at odds with his
acute intelligence and perceptive
abilities. But if, as seemslikcly, Frank
is able to disprove the allegations
that he knew what was going on,
and if Washington decides not to
arraign him on the charge of sod-
omy, then the only count against
him will be poor personal judgment
and involvement with a character
most of us would not invite to a
dinner party. Is this sufficient to
destroy his ability to lead the pro-
gressive wing of the Democratic
Party, and is it, more importantly,
anybody's business?
Pat Buchanan gloated that Frank
would no longer be able to attack
corruption at HUD when he
couldn't spot "a whorehouse in his
own basement." But compare for a
moment what went on in Barney
Frank's basement with what went
on in Ronald Reagan's. Underneath
Reagan's very nose a clandestine
cadre of Amcrica-firstcrs sent ille-
gal money and weapons to reac-
tionary guerrillas in Nicaragua,
undermininganypretenseof checks
and balances on the executive power
and, when caught, shreddingcount-
less documents which might have
shown whence came their orders.
This incident, it seems, ought to have
cast doubt on the President's ability
to lead a democratic government.
Inslead he merely smiled his way
out from under cloudy skies, and
the American people let him get
away with maintaining that Oliver
North was a great hero.
On the other hand, when a pros-
titute works his way into Barney
Frank's basement and conducts his
business there, it becomes common-
place that Frank's public presence
will only damage thecauscs he cares
about. But no one has alleged that
Frank's private quandaries had
adversely affected his abilities as a
Congressman, in the way that Re-
agan's relationship with the Na-
tional Security Council obviously
jeopardized both his effectiveness
as President and the very integrity
of the democratic process. If our
moral reaction to the former scan-
dal is more horrified than our re-
sponse to the latter, then some-
thing is fundamentally wrong with
our political and moral
constitution.
Frank's effectiveness never
rested upon a squeaky-clean per-
sonal life, and it need not now. But
he will not fall because he lost his
effectiveness. The call for his res-
ignation is a cover for a deeper
phenomenon in our political souls:
our Puritanical inability to put
morals where they belong. The
maintenance in popular culture of
sexual norms divorced from all re-
ality, which oppress those who
live according to them as well as
those who transgress them, is a
moral issue. What happened in
Frank's basement is a personal
issue, a source of pain for him
which should not serve as a source
of scandalized titillation for us.
Bowdoin has been buzzing
lately with debate over the ques-
tion of what constitutes sexist
language. Rather than adding my
voice to the already crowded cho-
rus, I would merely ask how many
of you who have engaged in this
quarrel take seriously the goal of
defeating the persistent and in-
sidious power of sexist structures
in American culture? Assuming
that most of you have answered
affirmatively, I ask you to join me
in an important task. Language is
not magical, and merely changing
our words will not alter the reality
of sexism; I offer you an opportu-
nity to do just that, through the
prosaic but nevertheless signifi-
cant device of a letter to a member
of Congress. Please write a letter
of support to Barney Frank, and
send a copy to two influential
Democrats, one an alumnus of
your college. Do not let our atavis-
tic. Puritanical sexism drivca good
man from public life.
Representative Barney Frank
1030 Longworth Building
Washington, D.C, 20515
Representative Thomas S. Foley
1201 Longworth Building
Washington, DC, 20515
Senator George Mitchell
176 Russell Building
Washington, D.C, 20510
Letters to the Editor
Non-sexist language
(Editor's note: The following letter
was received at the Orient office more
than two weeks ago, but due to a pro-
duction error was not printed in either
the Sept. 22 or the Sept. 29 issue. At the
request of the authors, we print it here.
We apologize for the error.)
To the Editor:
In his editorial on September 15,
Adam Najberg raisps some com-
mon criticisms of the use of inclu-
sive, or non-sexist, language Clas-
sic texts might sound ridiculous if
rewritten, critics say, and an inclu-
sive language is cumbersome and
difficult. But cxclusrve language —
that which uses male terms to sig-
nify all people — is imprecise, fre-
quently misleading, and not accu-
rate in depicting our late 20th cen-
tury society.
For example, how do we know if
"man" means only men, or all
people? We can only determine
meaning through context; language
is a system of symbols. Did Neil
Armstrong mean "one giant leap
for men," or "one ginat leap for
humankind?" Did the founding
fathers mean to include women in
"all men are created equal?" Or
when Shakespeare wrote of the ages
of man, did he envision both gen-
ders? We cannot know for certain . I f
one were to write, "all people are
created equal," however, we know
immediately what the author in-
tends. Exclusive language, the use
of a male generic to imply men and
weather forecast for Northern new
England. It is intended that we con-
serve energy, for all of the very im-
portant resons pointed out by John
Simko.
The steam distribution system has
been pressurized and tested, as has
theoil delivery system from the new
underground tanks. Certain off-
campus houses (outside of the com-
puter control net ) and the infirmary
are receiving heat. All other build-
ings are on hold. Heat to Coles
Tower was inadvertantly deliv-
ered through a computer glitch.
That has been rectified.
Your interest in this matter is
greatly appreciated. Bowdoin
must continue to do all that it can
to conserve energy.
Yours very truly,
Dudley H. Woodall
Treasurer
Judaism clarified -
To the Editor:
I would like to point out to the
Bowdoin community that the views
represented by Neil Altman's letter
(which appeared in the Sept. 29,
1989 issue of the Orient) do in no
way reflect the opinion of Jews in
general. One who believes that
"none of us can come to know God
personally and be changed for the
better, except through Jesus the
messiah. Who died for us," is ex-
pressing Christian ideas, NOT Jew-
ish ones. Altman's views are shared
mainly by a small group of people
who call themselves "Jews for Je-
sus," an organization whose tactics
of enticing new members classifies
them as a cult, and puts them in the
same league as the Moonies and the
women, may well prevent a writer
from communicating with her, or
his, audience most effectively.
Far more significantly, langauge
reflects what and how we think. Do
we think all people are male? If not,
should we write as if they are? 1 four
forebearers did as part of standard
English, that reflected a world in
which women were barred from the
vote, many civil rights and many
occupations. As our world has
changed to include more opportu-
nities for women, our language re-
flects thosechanges.Shalcspcaredid
not write in inclusive language
because women in 16th century
England did not have substantial
civil rights. As our society is differ-
ent, and particularly so in regard to
women's position within it, our
language becomes by necessity in-
clusive. It is only appropriate that
Bowdoin, like most other colleges
and universities, recognize the
importance of inclusive language
as it recognizes the important con-
tribution of women as students,
Staff, faculty and administrators.
Such a recognition is not confined
to Women's Studies, but, one would
hope, shared by all members of our
campus community.
Sincerely,
Martha May, Director, Women's
Studies Program
Marya Hunsinger, Program As-
sistant
Alternatives to prosecution
To the Editor:
After surveying student discus-
sions during the days following the
unusually educational presentation
"Was It Rape?" in Kresge Audito-
rium last Tuesday evening, I have
noticed a particularly disturbing
development. Because the jury
found the accused "not guilty" in
the "mock trial," a surprising num-
ber of students have expressed a
lack of faith in the criminal justice
system's ability to fairly adjudicate
acquaintance rape. As a result, many
are concluding that the criminal
process may not represent the best
recourse for victims of sexual as-
sault, harassment, or acquaintance
rape.
While the criminal justice system
may prove ineffective in certain
cases, victims at Bowdoin should
recognize a variety of important
alternatives for addressing sexual
assault. For example, town re-
sources include the Bath-Brunswick
Rape Crisis Helpline, medical and
counseling Staff at Parkview Hospi-
tal, and of the special sexual assault
unit ot the Brunswick Police De-
partment. Bowdoin students should
also consider such institutional
support resources as the Board on
Sexual Harassment and Assault, the
College Counseling Service, Dean
of Students staff. Security, and the
Peer Relations Support Group. Some
students have found consulting with
Proctors, facultyand friends equally
helpful. 1 also encourage all students, *
especially victims of sexual assault,
to review a copy of the short hand-
book "Sexual Harassment and Sex-
ual Assault: A shared Community
Problem."
Regardless of students' perspec-
tives on the "mock trial," I simply
want to emphasize the importance
of consulting alternatives to the
criminal justice system.
Kenneth A. Lewallen
Dean of Students
Hare Krishnas. The idea that you
can be Jewish and accept Christ as
the Messiah is a slap in the face to
the millions of Jews who have been
slaughtered throughout the course
of history for believing otherwise.
Altman can't have his matzoh, and
eat it too.
Sincerely,
Josh Singer
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Friday, Octobi-.r 6, 1989
(Continuedfrom page 1)
of Kim, pulled down his jeans, of
Kim. He never asked Kim if she
wanted to have sex. Said Kim, "Sex
was the last thing on my mind. I
didn't want to have sex with David."
In its cross-examination, the de-
fense attempted to discredit the
contention that physical force was
used, citing the lack of evidence.
There were no bruises or scratches *
on either party. Kim's clothing was
not torn nor did a hospital exami-
nation reveal any evidence of physi-
cal abuse.
Kim .never screamed, although
she did claim to have said "No,
stop."
The second tenet of Andrucki's
defense was the insinuation that
force would not have been neces-
sary because of the closeness of the
two. While dancing at the party,
"You didn't push him away during
slow dances," said AndruckitoKim.
While on the witness stand, Bristol
agreed, saying, "She was interested
in me." If the two were lying to-
getheron the bed, Andrucki contin-
ued, Kim must have known that
David was "aroused." Finally, the
defense contended that Kim could
have left at any time during the
Letters
evening but did not.
The jury's decision that David
Bristol did not rape Kim Lamboli
because of the lack of evidence of
physical force angered many mem-
bers of the audience, as evidenced
by the buzz of conversation around
campus and at the follow-up forum
held Tuesday night in Lancaster
Lounge. Dean Jane L. Jervis summed
up much of the discontent at the
forum, saying, "What the jury did
in the constraints of the law was
right, but an injustice was done."
The forum raised many contro-
versial issues. Does the the protec-
tion of the rights of the victim re-
quire a la w of vengeance against the
accused? How does one determine
the state of mind of the victim? Is
there another way to try cases like
rape beyond in the courtroom?
Anyone who attended the trial or
was involved in it would agree that
it was a success not because of the
verdict issued, but because of the
increased awareness of rape that it
sparked. Extreme professionalism
on the parts of all involved, espe-
cially Mary Inman and Pat Seed,
helped produce one of the most stir-
ring and thought-provoking events
to occur on campus.
Howell remembered
To the Editor:
We at the Alpha Delta Phi frater-
nity would like to express our deep-
est sorrow on the passing of Profes-
sor Roger Howell. To us, he was
more than just a professor, he was
our brother.
Asa Bowdoin undergrad, Profes-
sor Howell was a devoted member
of Alpha Delta Phi, and for over a
decade has generously served as
our faculty advisor. He will be
greatly missed.
We strongly encouragedonations
to the Roger Howell Jr., English
History Book Fund in his memory.
Respectfully,
Pamela Ohman, President
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financial support from foreign na-
tions, the ANC maintains small
fighting units in townships and
other areas.
"One of the biggest fears of people
I met is that the government will
simply not make the necessary
changes in time," he said. "Almost
everyone I met shared that view."
He added, "If De Klerk [the new
Prime Minister) doesn't release
Nelson Mandela [a jailed ANC
leader] within a year, things could
easily get very violent."
The ANC approves the use of
force in their determination to
achieve equal rights in South Af-
rica. Although force is a last resort
which everyone hopes to avoid,
Jenkins pointed out, 'Today's ter-
rorists are tomorrow's leaders,"
looking at the American revolution-
aries, leaders in Israel, and other
political figures.
Equal rights to Jenkins means one
man, one vote. "Anything less than
one man, one vote is racism," he
commented. The ANC wants equal
power sharing between races, but
all it is demanding right now is
negotiation between the white gov-
ernment and legitimate black lead-
ers.
Because of his many experiences
in a system without freedom of the
press and other rights Americans
take for granted, Jenkins said he
does not trust the South African
government and many of itsclairfis.
"I've been to the funeral of people
shot, who the government said were
never shot," he said.
At the end of his stay, Jenkins was
arrested for a crime which had been
taken off the statutes — entering a
black area as a white. The South
African government then lied to the
U.S. State department, claiming they
had checked and found he was not
a U.S. citizen, although Jenkins had
said so when arrested. "When the
government lies about such issues,
how can one trust anything else it
reports?," Jenkins asked.
The ANC and Bishop Tutu are
both strong supporters of economic
sanctions to help theircause in South
Africa. "Sanctions are not an end
they are a means," Jenkins said'
While a survey sponsored by the
South Africangovcmment reported
that 80% of both whites and
blacksoppose sanctions because of
the hardships they cause internally,
Jenkins said such results are not
reliable, as a significant number of
people who support the ANC sup-
port sanctions. "If the people in
South Africa are calling for sanc-
tions, we should give them sanc-
tions, since we gave contra aid to
the Nicaraguans when they asked,"
he said.
In addition to his time in South
Africa, Jenkins also spent ten davs
in Namibia as an observer for the
Episcopal church, which sent people
thereat the United Nation's request
to monitor the change to autono-
mous rule.
Jenkins is the first student to
participate in this exchange pro-
gram with South Africa.
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VOLUME CXIX
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989
NUMBER 6
College fumes over error in magazine ranking
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor-in-Chief
A recent U.S . News & World Report
special report on "America's Best
Colleges," lists Bowdoin College as
the 13th best national liberal arts
college. Bowdoin officials, however,
are disputing that ranking after
discovering a calculation error in
one of the categories on which the
overall ranking was based.
Director of Public Relations and
Publications Richard Mersereau
received an advance copy of the
issue last Thursday. "It took me
about 30 second s to scan it and see it
was so out of whack that an error
must have been made," said
Mersereau.
The article based its overall
ranking of each institution on its
scores in five categories: academic
reputation, student selectivity,
retention patterns, faculty quality
and financial resources. It was in
this final category that the error was
made. Bowdoin was ranked 72 in
the nation in financial resources, a
category which consisted of each
school's library budget,
instructional expenditures and
endowment income. Recent figures
showed Bowdoin tenth in the nation
in endowment per student.
Mersereau first made a vain
attempt to get the magazine to
change the information before
publication. He then asked the
magazine for the figures with which
it calculated Bowdoin's financial
resources, and discovered that the
figure the magazine used for library
Bowdoin's six Phi Beta Kappas hang around the symbol that made
them study so hard: the Polar Bear. Photo by Amialisa Schmorleitz.
Six seniors tabbed as
Phi Beta Kappas
LYNN WARNER
ORIENT Staff
Six Bowdoin seniors were
recently nominated for
membership to the Bowdoin Phi
Beta Kappa chapter. Christopher
Briggs, Marc Dupre, Michael
Frantz, Mary Inman, Scott Mendel
and Tim Jackson were invited to
join this national organization
which honors students who have
shown high levels of academic
achievement. Membership in Phi
Beta Kappa is lifelong.
James H. Turner, associate
professor of physics and
secretary/treasurer of the
Bowdoin chapter said members
of the faculty who are also Phi
Beta Kappa members congregate
to select seniors by a majority vote.
There are no "out and out rules"
to the selection process. Turner
said, but "our opinions of our top
students are based on the first
three years of grades at Bowdoin
at the time of selection." They do
not calculate grade point averages,
but give academic performance
top consideration, and also take
into account distribution of
courses. Turner said if the six
seniors accept these invitations
there will be an official meeting of
the chapter and the students will
be formally inducted.
Chris Briggs said receiving a
Phi Beta Kappa nomination is "a
traditional honor and I'm
thankful." Briggs isadouble major
in history and english and is
looking to get a Ph.D. in History
and teach at the university level.
Marc Dupre, an economics and
psychology major, is considering
law school. Michael Frantz is a
double major in math and
economics and is planning to
pursue a career in business,
(Continued on page 8)
budget was over SI .3 million to
small.
Througha numberof phonecalls,
Mersereau finally established where
the error occurred. Over the
summer, various questionnaires
were sent to Bowdoin by a data
collection agency for use in the
magazine's annual rankings. The
questionnaires were sent to various
parts of the campus and were
supposed to be returned by August
1. The financial resources
questionnaire, however, was not
returned by Bowdoin until August
16, which according to the magazine,
was after the date they ceased
working with the data collection
agency. Thus, the magazine claims
it never received the information.
U.S. News & World Report then
WHERE THE ERROR OCCURRED
FINANCIAL
RESOURCES
Library budget
Endowment Income
What they should
have used
$1,574,000
$8,467,000
$7,639,000
What they used
$37,669
$7,133,000
$5,723,000
Instructional
Expenidtures
The first column shows the correct figures for the fiscal year 1988,
according to the Office of Public Relations. The second column shows the
figures used by U.S. News & World Report, which were provided to them
by the U.S. Department of Education and arc for the fiscal year 1987. The
second and third figures arc correct for that year.
turned to the U.S. Department of
Education, which provided the
magazine with the latest available
figures for Bowdoin. Those figures
showed instructional expenditures
for the fiscal year 1987 to be
S7,l 33,000, endowment income for
the same year to be $5, 723,000 and
the library budget to be S37,669.
(Continued on page 7)
Bowdoin's brightest honored today
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
Two Phi Beta Kappa scholars,
United States Representative to the
United Nations Thomas Pickering
and Mary lnman '90, will address
Bowdoin students, faculty, staff,
and other members of the
community at the 48th annual James
Bowdoin Day exercises held in the
Morrell Gym today 3 p.m.
Pickering's speech is titled "The
United States at the United
Nations." Inman will speak on 'The
Five Phases of Adapting to Life in
the Soviet Union."
"It should be a very good talk by
Mr. Pickering," said Janet Smith,
assistant to the president of the
college, who organized James
Bowdoin Day.
Pickering, a class of 1 953 Bowdoin
graduate, was called by Jordan's
leader. King Hussein, "the best
American Ambassador I've dealt
with."
Pickering had served as
Ambassador to Jordan (1974-1978),
Nigeria (1981-1983), El Salvador
(1983-1 985), and thentolsrael (1985-
1988). Pickering also worked as a
Special Assistant to Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger during
former President Nixon's
administration.
During his tenure as Ambassador
of El Salvador, an assassination plot
to murder Pickering arose. In the
May 1984 election, Robert
D'Aubuisson, the right wing
candidate, narrowly lost in a runoff
to Napoleon Duarte, a Christian
Democrat. DAubuisson accused
Pickering and the United States of
giving financial assistance to Duarte
through the U.S. embassy. Pickering
denied he was picking sides, saying
that the United States wanted free
and honest elections. After the
runoff, Pickering and DAubuisson
met to reconcile their differences.
In December 1988, former
President Reagan appointed
Pickering as United States
Representative to the United
Nations.
Inman will speak on her
experience as an American living in
the Soviet Union for nearly three
months over the summer. Inman is
The College will
honor 247 students
as James Bowdoin
Scholars.
Ceremonies will
begin at 3 p.m. in
Morrell Gym.
a double major in government and
Russian.
Along with the two speeches, the
college will honor 247 students as
James Bowdoin Scholars. To be
acknowledged as a James Bowdoin
Scholar, a student must complete a
minimum of two semesters and
obtain at least three-quarters honor
gradesand one-quarter high honors
grades.
Twenty five students who earned
high honors from the previous
academic year will also be honored
by the college. These students will
be presented with a book, bearing a
replica of the college bookplate.
Scott Mendel '90 will serve as
marshal of the exercises while
President A. LeRoy Greason will
address theaudience. The Bowdoin
College Chorale, headed by Peter
Frewan, will perform Franz
Schubert's "Gott, der
Weltschopfer."
Following the ceremonies, a
reception will be held in the Colbath
Room.
Thomas R Pickering '53, H'84.U.S.
Ambassador to United Nations
INSIDE October 13,1989
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 13, 1989
New lot is a tight fit
LYNN WARNER
ORIENT Staff
On a musty, humid day back in
July over 90 pine trees were felled to
make way for an extension of the
parking lot behind Cleaveland Hall.
The old lot was expanded in order
to service the delivery needs of the
chemistry department, the future
campus center, and the many
athletic teams that visit Bowdoin.
The parking lot renovations cost
approximately S230,000. Recently it
was discovered that the much
labored over lot is insufficient.
Members of the chemistry
department reported that a trailer-
sized delivery truck was not
maneuverable through the lot to the
load ing dock. Professor Butcher said
he and other chemistry professors
"were concerned about access to
our loading dock when the parking
lot is full." A Maine Line bus driver
also reported the difficulty he met
in driving through the lot up to the
dock.
Dave Barbour, director of physical
plant, said that often drivers
complain about parking lots' sharp
corners and narrow entrances. He
attributed many of thesecomplaints
to the poor driving ability of some
drivers. However, since two drivers
reported identical difficulties
manipulating their vehicles through
the parking lot up to dock, Barbour
decided to investigate and arranged
to conduct a driving test of his own.
Last week a Maine Line bus driver
reported to the site to test his ability
at maneuvering a full-sized bus
though the lot. Barbour concluded
the bus driver had no problem
getting up to the loading dock.
Athletic Director Sid Watson said
he "had concerns about the buses
getting in, but David Barbour seems
The class of 1990 has elected officers to
fill the two recently vacated positions:
Nancy Mahoney - Treasurer
Penny Huss - Secretary
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successfully bringing a bus in."
Hoping to appease the worries of
those in the chemistry department
as well, Barbour had a full sized
truck come in so he could define the
problem and formulate a solution.
Last Tuesday the driver of a large
fuel truck met «with extensive
maneuvering difficulties when he
tried to reach the loading dock.
George Patton, an engineer in
physical plant, said the test showed
that "some modification of the lot
will be necessary." Barbour said the
decision was made to simply
"readjust theopening to the load ing
dock slightly and remove two
parking spaces in order to give the
vehicles enough room to get
through." Barbour said he felt the
corrections are "minimal," and
anticipated keeping the cost below
S2000.
More new faculty on campus profiled
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Staff
Several departments have gained
new faculty members this year.
In the biology department, Seri
Rudolph, an instructor in Biology,
is replacing a professor on a one
year leave of absence. Rudolph
earned her B.S. in Wildlife and
Fisheries Biology from the
University of California - Davis. She
also received a M.S. there in
Behavioral Ecology, specializing in
birds.
This semester Rudolph is teaching
Ecology, while next semester she
will teach Biology 102 and a course
dealing with plant and animal
interactions,
Dana Hooper, a lab instructor in
the biology department, received
her B.S. in Biology from San
Francisco State University. She-
earned her M.S. in Animal
Physiology from UC - Davis.
Hooper, who said that she wants to
bring a "practical approach" to the
laboratory, currently teaches labs
for Biology 305. Next semester, she
will instruct labs for Physiology.
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Visiting Assistant Professor in
Chemistry J. Clayton Baum is
returning to Bowdoin after teaching
earlier at the college for two years.
Baum said that his tenure at
Bowdoin, 1977-1979, was his first
teaching position, so his experience
this year_is "sort of like a
homecoming." Baum received his
B.S. in Chemistry from Williams
College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in
Physical Chemistry from Princeton
University. This semester he is
instructing Advanced Topics in
Physical Chemistry. In the spring,
he will teach a Physical Chemistry
class and lab.
Another new faculty member is
Thomas Hill, an associate in the
Education department. Hill earned
his B.A. in Sociology from Colby
College, and his M.A.T. from the
University of Pittsburg. He is
presently on a one year leave of
absence from his position as a
seventh grade social studies teacher
in Yarmouth, Maine. Hill's role at
Bowdoin is to prepare seniors in the
Education department for their
work as student teachers in the
spring. He will teach Student
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B.A. from Bates College, and his
M.A. from the University of North
Carolina -Chapel Hill. This semester
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The Bowdoin Orieintt
Special Collections
preserves history
Page 3
DOUG BEAL
ORIENT Staff
"Personally, I think nooneshould
get through Bowdoin without
taking advantage of our resources,"
said Susan Ravdin '80, assistant
curator of the special collections
library. On the third floor of
Hawthorne-Longfellow, she and
curator Diane Gutscher keep bits of
history from the college and the
world.
Special collections serves to
preserve anything from
manuscripts, photos, maps, the
college archives and rare books, to
the absurd, such as a hand print
believed to belong to Abraham
Lincoln. Anything which scholars
might need but is too delicate or
valuable to place in the regular
library is kept in the collection.
"At most libraries one needs
several forms of identification to
access special documents; here
everything is available to students,"
Ravdin said.
Some items include the private
library of James Bowdoin III (the
son of James Bowdoin II, after whom
the college is named), letters and
signatures from most American
presidents, the key to Longfellow's
house when he was first a professor
at Bowdoin, and the only remaining
manuscript of "M.A.S.H." by
Richard Hooker, a Bowdoin
graduate of the class of '46. The
elongated Lincoln hand print could
easily palm a basketball. Lincoln,
Ravdin said, is thought to have
suffered from Marfans syndrome, a
disease which would explain his
lankiness as well as the length of his
hands.
Special collections comprises a
little over a third of the floor, about
70% of which is under climate
control. "We try to keep the area at
a level where both books and people
can survive, 68 degrees and 45%
humidity," explained Ravdin.
For students of the Civil War,
arctic studies, and French literature,
special collections contains much
underused material, such as
(Continued on page 8)
Burning books part of Bowdoin lore
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
'The night was dark and
gloomy, and the weird costumes
and flickering laterns contributed
to horror to the scene. The grave-
diggers maintained theproverbial
mirth of their occupation."
"Peace to thine ashes Calculus,
peace to thy much tried shade.
Thy weary task is over now, they
wandering ghost is laid."
"TheCalculus, then as now was
an object of antipathy and disgust.
The -mourners, we judge were
rather sparing of their tears on the
occassion of those funerals."
Both of these passages were
quoted from the July 9, 1873 and
March 11, 1872 issues of the
Bowdoin Orient. Thesequotations
refer to the annual burning and
burying of analytical geometry
mathematics books between 1835
and 1875. At the end of every
academic year, the junior class
would hold a formal procession
of professors and students where
they would follow a coffin with
the numerous books in it.
"The procession moved down
Park Row to Pleasant Street, through
Pleasant to Union, down Union to
Mill, through Mill to Maine, up
Maine to School, through School to
Federal, down Federal to Mason,
through Mason to Maine, etc., etc.,
finally passing in front of Professor's
Analytical geometry
books were burned
and buried in ritual
ceremonies between
1835 and 1875.
Row,endingupa the burial ground,
which may now be seen among the
pines in therearoftheCollege. Here
the mourners formed in an ellipse
round thegraveand preceded with
thecermonies," wrote the Bowdoin
Orient, March 11, 1872.
Once at the burial site, a grave
was dug and a fire was ablazing.
The students took their books out of
the coffin and put them in the fire.
After the books were in ashes, they
were placed inthe coffin. Thecoffin
was then lowered into the grave.
During the ceremony, the people
would sing songs and a priest
would give a prayer. Here is an
exampleofoneof the prayers from
an 1880 procession:
"We are gathered to this funeral
pyre
With faces sad and glum.
Now touch the torch and light
the fire.
For his last hour has come.
Old Calculus has screwed us
hard,
Has screwed us hard and sore.
He took the strongest of t he cla ss
And brought them to this knees. " 9
The graves are marked with a
stone, one of which is outside
Massachusetts Hall. It reads,
"Anna 77." Another is outside
Appleton Hall.
Perhaps Bowdofn should
resurrect this practice as most
students will surely be ready to
throw out their Calculus books. So
why not burn them and have a
procession?
New counseling group to deal with prejudice
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Staff
Twenty Bowdoin students,
working with Counseling Services
Staff Member Kathi Brown, have
formed a Peer Counselors
organization on campus, according
to spokesperson Jenckyn Goosby
'91.
Thegroup's purposeis to "reduce
and /or eliminate prejudice of those
who are different," Goosby said.
The counselors will assist students
in identifying and dealing with
personal prejudices they have while
living at Bowdoin.
"We increase sensitivity to issues
of diversity and ethnicity with a
focus on helping students cope with
the hassles of daily living," Goosby
commented.
Peer Counselors members have
been trained in counseling skills for
their work. Goosby noted that these
skills will allow the members to
provide an "atmosphere of support
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Tentative plans include a
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plans to recruit new members.
"We have a unique opportunity
to learn from our own collective
experiences. The strength and
insight we gain is a wonderful gift
we can share with the whole of the
Bowdoin community. If we can
make a difference, and wecan,then
we must try," Goosby said.
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in the Peer Counselors organ ization
are asked to contact either Kathi
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Friday, October 13, 1989
Students find volunteering rewarding
BRENDAN RIELLY TheTedford training program has
ORIENT Staff traditionally consisted of a volunteer
Contrary to common conception, trainer who provides a package of
not all young adults are obsessed by information including house rules
self-promotion or salary. Among a
large segment of today's youth
volunteerism is alive and well.
Students at Bowdoin College are
taking up the call of various
charitable organizations in ever
increasing numbers.
TheTedford House, located at 10
Pleasant Street, has traditionally
benefitted from a groundswcll of
student support from the college.
The shelter, established over two
ago by the Brunswick Area Church
Council, generally employs student
volunteers in three shifts: 7 to 9a.m.,
5 to 9 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Volunteers greet people, provide
support and sometimes stay
overnight. They also help perform
special projects such as building a
new set of shelves or manning a
booth at local fairs.
House Director Joel Rekas has
implemented various changes in the
volunteer program since his arrival
last August. Unpaid workers will
still be needed for the morning and
evening shifts, but the shelter now
employs paid staff forthenight shift.
Volunteers, however, may still
spend the night at Ted ford as part of
theirtrainingexperience, said Rekas.
and emergency procedures. Rekas
said he hopes to add regular
monthly meetings to this program.
Marshall Carter '91 is the on-
campus student volunteer
coordinator for the Tedford House.
Carter began working at the shelter
during the first semester of his
sophomore year because he said he
"wanted to get involved inapolitical
charity." It is this opportunity to
combine politics and service that he
found most compelling.
Carter added, "It is most
important that people realize
homelessness is not just an urban
problem and that the stereotype of
homelessness needs to be
shattered."
Another eagerly pursued service
organization is the Volunteer
Lawyers Project (VLP). The VLP
provides legal assistance to low
income people. The disadvantaged
people who call the local or toll-free
The volunteers are required to work
three hours every week for at least
six months. Shi fts are generally from
9 a.m. to noon or from 1 to 4 p.m. at
the Project's office in Portland.
Maria Cindhart '92 is the student
coordinator for the Volunteer
Lawyers Project. Cindhart began
volunteering last fall and has
become greatly interested in the
Project, which has been employing
Bowdoin volunteers for about five
years. Helping poor people held the
greatest attraction for her. Said
Cindhart, "A family of six is
expected to liveon what our parents
pay for tuition. Now, maybe
someone is getting a fair shake
because you contributed."
Service organizations based on
campus, are also proliferating.
Student groups such as the Bowdoin
Christian Fellowship, Struggle and
Change and the Newman
Association arc attempting to make
service an integral part of campus
life.
The Newman Association, the
campus ministry, is currently
Governing Board nomiations
accepted by Exec Board
participating in the Project.
Student volunteers generally
answer phones and collect
information such as names and
income eligibility from the callers.
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telephonclinesarereferred.astheir organizing numerous relief efforts,
cases require, to volunteer attorneys including a clothes drive for poor
citizens in Poland and a food drive
for the homeless in Brunswick. The
Newman Association also sponsors
the annual Oxfam campaign on
campus to raise both awareness of
world hunger and money for
developmental programs in Asia,
Africa and the Caribbean.
What characterizes these
students' service is not only a
concern for the problems of today,
but a commitment to help resolve'
those of tomorrow. Carter and
Gindhart stated they are interested
in pursuing their interest in social
service after they leave Bowdoin.
Volun teeri sm a ppears to be ta ki ng
hold at Bowdoin once again.
RICHARD LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
At the Monday night meeting,
the Executive Board voted on the
suggestions made by their
subcommittee for the open seats on
six Governing Boards committees.
All eleven students were accepted,
and the board will now forward
their names to President Greason
for final approval.
The board's selections wore:
Upward Bound, Brendan Rielly '92
andjohannah Burdin '92; Women's
Studies, .Julie Felner '91 and
Johannah Burdin; African-
American Studies, Albert Smith '92,
Adricnnie Hatten '90, and Marshall
Carter '91; Library, Josh Broekman
'92; Bias Incident, Helen Payne '92
and Charles Gibbs '91; Sears
Roebuck, Allcgra McNeally '90.
The three members of Direct Line:
Africa returned to resume the
discussion of the petition for a FC-3
charter which they submitted at last
week's meeting. The group
reaffirmed their intention to use the
fifty dollars allowed by an FC-3 to
publicize a boycott of Coca-Cola
products on campus and to solicit
new members. The board voted to
grant the charter on the condition
that they secure a faculty advisor
by next week's meeting.
In other business, the board:
• officially changed thenameof
the Bowdoin Gay Lesbian Straight
Alliance to Bowdoin Bisexual Gay
Lesbian Alliance for Diversity
(BeCLAD), at the request of that
organization.
• heard the petition of the
Canterbury Club for an FC-3
charter. The group, an Episcopal
fellowship organization open to
the entire Bowdoin community,
has decided to become nvogni a\1
so they can rent college rooms tor
meetings and organize retreats
The board tabled the petition until
their next meeting.
• selected members for its
regular five subcommittee
Administration and Services
Charter Organizations,
Fraternities,Judiciary, and Student
Life.
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portrays his forced assimilation into
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Educated at Stanford, Rodriguez
holds a doctorate in English. His
parents are native Mexicans who
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Through his experiences in his
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his opinions on the subject. He is
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affirmative action. This sentiment
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Beyond Bowdoin
Mick lingers on and on and...
In blasting overdrive (and he
never is not), Mick Jagger looks
alarmingly invertebrate, like an eel
being electrocuted. William James
wrote about a man who could read
while juggling four balls, a feat not
much more remarkablethan Jagger
singing while hurling himself
around a huge stage in the rain at
R.F.K. Stadium. His "Sympathy for
the Devil" begins:
"Please allow me to introduce
myself,
I'm a man of wealth and taste."
Jagger has acquired vast wealth
and is an acquired taste, one
acquired by several generations.
His time spent at the London
School of Economics honed his
business instincts, which are
considerable, as a record-industry
executive attests: "In his head he
figured out what the French royalty
would be on a record, doing the
conversion and taking off the VAT
tax." The addictive hold of rock
music's hypnotic pleasures on
those who grow up with it has
caused rock to be called the perfect
capitalistic product: It intensifies
demand by the process of serving
it. And it is increasingly the
vernacular of the decreasingly
verbal people.
Poetry has been defined as music
subdued and transformed by
reason. Jagger, a Byronic figure for
generations unschooled in poetry,
excited young people 25 years ago
as someone mad, bad and
dangerous to know. Today he and
three of the other four Stones are
older than Dan Quayle and by now
they are evidence of our
commercial civilization's power to
tame radical forces, turning them
into consumer goods.
A rock critic has 9aid that rock-
and-roll produced "an
unprecedented contradiction in
terms, mass Bohemianism." Mass
means middle class. Middle-class
Bohemianism of the 1960s like the
associated political radicalism, was
recreational. Since the mid-1950s,
rock music has been the signature
of the baby boomers. They
comprisea generation largeenough
and with enough leisure time and
discretionary wealth to be a market
for its own expressive culture.
In the fall of 1954, Davy Crockett
coonskin caps became one of the
early manifestations of baby
boomers as a mass market. The
Stones are the baby boomers'
longedt-lived cultural artifact. But
they had, as it were, some
memorable opening acts: Elvis
Presley, James Dean, Holden
Caulfield.
Presley, who exploded rock into
the lives of white middle-class
adolescents, saw the movie "Rebel
Without a Cause"(1955) over and
over, and could recite most of the
lir » of James Dean. Dean was the
prototype of the mildly, vaguely
alienated middle-class youth
whose self-dramatization was
problematic because all he had to
fell alienated from was...parents.
A rock historian has formulated
"Little Richard's First Law of Youth
Culture:" Please kids by horrifying
parents. In 1956, on "The Ed
Sullivan Show," the cameras were
focused chastely above Presley's
pelvis. On the same show 1 1 years
later, Jagger avoided network
censorship by mumbling (his
description) the title line of the song
"Let's Spend the Night Together."
Here, dear parents, comes your
nineteenth nervous breakdown.
Jagger was adolescent
insouciance with a dash of menace,
an electrified, amplified Marlon
Brando from "The Wild One"
(1954). The Stones were packaged
and marketed as the wicked siblings
of those four winsome moppets (as
they then seemed, thanks to good
marketing): Paul, John, Georgeand
Ringo. The Stones' album "Let it
Bleed" was a riposte to the Beatles'
cloyingly wistful "Let it Be."
It has been well-said that rock
"rums revolt into a style," making
revolt transitory and unserious,
merely a swan song of childhood
naughtiness. But there are those
who take it seriously, even some
who are deranged as the pose takes
over their personalities.
The first clear sign of the baby
boomers' distinctive self-awareness
was the huge audience for (how
anachronistic this now seems) a
book. It was J.D. Salinger's "The
Catcher in the Rye," the protagonist
of which, Holden Caulfield, was a
non-stop pouter defined by his
comprehensive dislike of adults,
comprehensively. The young man
(born in 1955) who in 1980 shot the
middle-aged John Lennon was
clutching a gun — and a copy of "The
Catcher in the Rye"(1951).
Rock is the trigger and substance
of the nostalgia of people who came
of age with it. And this nostalgia is
narcissism, fascination with
episodes (songs, bands,
"Woodstock Nation") important
only because those people and those
episodes were contemporaries. The
thinker was right who said that
such nostalgia is modern man's
worship of himself through
veneration of things associated with
his development.
Not much development. Less and
less. A, say, Bruce Springsteen
concert is a literature seminar
compared to a Stones' concert. The
Stones are nothing if not shrewd
and they obviously know how hard
it is for even music, even rock music,
to hold the light, thin, attenuated
attentions of their audiences
(which, judging by the Washington
concerts, have an average age of
thirtysomething). So the deafening
music is — what shall we say?
"leavened?" — leavened by
explosions, blinding flashing lights,
clouds of smoke, inflated women
55 feet tall.
It is a sensory blitzkrieg: "I am
bombarded, therefore I am." It is,
strictly speaking, infantile pre-
(post?)-verbal stimulation.
But the Stones, binding the
generations, linger in the air, the
incense in the children's private
church. It is an interesting
experience driving down broad
suburban streets, listening to two
eight-year-old girls in the back seat
singing along with the radio — it is
tuned to one of the "classic rock"
stations — their clear, bird-like
voices, as sweet as swallows,
singing, "I can't get no satisfaction.'"
Flag-burning riles two campuses
U.Penn professor, Columbia marching band get into the debate
(CPS)
As congress debated a bill to make
flag-burning illegal, a University of
Pennsylvania professor burned a
flag in her classroom and a marching
band formed the image of a flag and
then "burned" itself up to protest
the bill in separate incidents.
Both events instantly drew
vehement objections from critics.
At Penn, associate professor
Carolyn Marvin led her freedom of
expression class out to a courtyard
and lit an American flag on fire
Sept.13.
"I did it in order to give my class
an opportunity to think very
seriously, and to have a debate
about, certain aspects of the system
of freedom of expression," Marvin
said.
"I was infuriated," said student
Bill Glazer. "I got up and tried to
take the flag away from her because
I thought what she was doing was
unconscionable. Nothing is sacred
in America anymore."
Columbia University's athletic
department received a bomb threat
and formal complaints from the
American Legion and the Vetems
of Foreign Wars in the wake of the
school's marching band's show at
halftime of the Harvard-Columbia
football game Sept.16.
In a show saluting the U.S.
Constitution, the band played
"Light My Fire" as it formed itself
into the image* of a burning
American flag. Shuch images
"remain legal despite the efforts of
many conservative groups in this
country," said band manager Adam
Grais.
The U.S. Supreme Court in June
overturned theconvictionofaTexas
man who had been jailed for burning
the flag at a political rally, ruling the
protest was a form of free expression
proteced by the Constitution.
The decision sparked outrage
among many people who saw flag
burning as a direct attack on
American institutions. In response,
the U.S. House of Representatives
and the U.S. Senate passed a bill
specifically outlawing flag burning.
- Marvin said therangeof reactions
to the flag-burning in her classroom
reflected the range of reactions to
the Supreme Court ruling
nationwide.
Student Amy Egger said Marvin's
show was "very effective" in getting
students to think about freedom of
speech issues.
Education summit: just a lot of talk
Amy Hudson
College Press Service
If preliminary observations are
any indication, President Bush's
long-awaited "education summit"
won't mean much for higher
education, especially in the near
future.
Convened at the University of
Virginia Sept. 27-28, summiteers —
Bush and 49 governors(minus
Minnesota Gov. Rudy Perpich) —
said they would set definite
performance goals for schools by
early next year, and they agreed to
leave it up to the states as how to
meet the goals.
The only goal having to do with
higher education was that college
should be more accessible,
especially to disadvantaged
students.
Many of the other broad goals
adopted probably will translate into
students taking more standardized
tests and getting more classroom
drills to learn how to get high scores
on the tests.
The summiteers also set the stage
for transferring the power to set
course content, choose books and
make policy from school boards to
school principals and teachers,
letting parents choose the school
their children will attend, and create
new ways for college grads to get
into teaching.
All of the sessions were private.
except for Bush's final speech, in
which he pledged support for the
six-year-old school reform
movement but stopped short of
expanding the federal role in
education. "Our focus must no
longer be on resources. It must be
on results."
As Bush spoke, several groups of
students politely took turns
promoting various causes,
including reproductive choice, gay
rights, more government assistance
to Chinese students in the U.S., and
end to intervention in Central
America and support for Bush
himself.
Reaction to the summit has been
mixed. Some observers dismissed it
as political grandstanding while
others were just grateful for any
attention to education.
"They met, and they took a lot of
good pictures," observered Julius
Davis of the United States Student
Association(USSA) in Washington,
D.C.
On the other hand, Tom Gerety,
president of Trinity College in
Connecticut, thought the summit
was encouraging. "From the point
of view of college teachers, it's good
news that the , country is
acknowledging that you teach to
attain something. National goals
make international sense, and we
should seek those goals in as many
inventive and creative ways as we
can.
George Bush, Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos and Iowa Gov. Terry
Branstad at the "education summit" called by the President (CPS Photo)
"I think it's a step in the right
direction," added Jeff Coons, vice
president of the student government
at Occidental College in Los
Angeles.
Many observers were hopeful the
meeting meant the federal
government, which during the
Reagan administration steadily
diminished its funding role in
education, might take some of the
financial burden back.
"[Bush] accomplished more in
Charlottesville than Reagan did in
eight years," claimed Robert
Hochstein of the Carnegie
Foundation. Hochstein's boss,
Carnegie executive director Ernest
Boyer, first proffered the idea for a
national meeting to discuss broad
education goals.
The very broadness of the goals,
coupled with Bush's warning that
he won't call for more federal money
for education, frustrated other
observers.
"I don't see Bush doing anything
different," said USSA's Davis. "Bush
is Reagan and Reagan is Bush."
Current "drug czar" and former
U.S. Secretary of Education William
Bennett characterized the meetings
as marked by "standard Democratic
pap, Republican pap, with
occasional outbursts of candor and
other stuff that rhymes with pap."
Nevertheless, administration
leaders plan to issue acall this month
for yet another summit. The next
one would involve educators, and
would try to eVidorse specific steps
to accomplish the general goals set
by the governors.
"Unless you involve more than
governors and the president, you're
not going to get the kind of results
you, want," said Rick Jerue, staff
director for the House
Postsecondary Education
Subcommittee.
The "results," however, probably
will not be felt on the college level.
Few of the problems college
students face, such as growth in the
number of courses taught by grad
students face, enormous financial
aid loan debts, and deteriorating
campus facilities, have been
addressed, much less solved, by the
school reform movement so far.
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The Bowdobm Orient
Friday, October 13, 1989
Beyond Bovvdoin
Middlebury president retires
In an unexpected announcement
to a meeting of faculty and alumni
on Friday, Oct. 6, Middlebury
College President Olin C. Robison
said he would retire next summer
from his position as president,
according to the Times Record.
Robison, a former Bovvdoin
College provost, dean of faculty and
lecturer in public affairs, came to
Bovvdoin in 1970 as dean of the
faculty. In 1972 he assumed the
position of the newly created
provost, which was created in an
administrative restructuring of the
Office of the President.
Robison left Bovvdoin in 1975 to
accept the appointment at
Middlebury. He has served as
President for 13 years.
Robison specializes in Soviet
Relations and plans to take a year
off to work at the Royal Institute of
International Affairs in London and
then return to Middlebury to teach.
According to the Times Record,
Robison felt that the change would
be good for himself and for the
college.
Middlebury trustee Allan R.
Dragone has been appointed chair
of a search committee to begin the
process of finding a new president.
Tuned engines . . . less air pollution.
Give a hoot.
Don't pollute.
New England college news briefs
WESLEYAN
Saturday, Sept. 23, two
separate protests occurred on the
Wesleyan campus.
During President William
Chace's inaugural address, six
students walked in shortly after
the speech began and handed
Chace a letter containing five
demands concerning the "racist
practices" of the university,
according to the Wesleyan Argus.
The demands included
upgrading the Afro-American
program to a department,
increasing the number of
minority faculty, divesting from
South Africa, training Public
Safety officers on issues of race,
and providing a study of race
relations on campus. The
students stood in front of the
president's podium for about
five minutes. Two students stood
handcuffed together with their
heads bowed , and the other four
stood with raised fists. The
protest was peaceful and the
students left on their own accord.
The Argus reported another
protest in which 80 Divest Now
members gathered outside of a
Board of Trustees' meeting to rally
against the universities recent
investment in South Africa. The
board voted to divest holdings in
one of the disputed companies and
to await a review by the Social
Implications Subcommittee
concerning the status of the other
company.
TRINITY
Two students were suspended
indefinitely last week as a result of
charges of sexual harassment from
seven students at St. Joseph's
College, according to the Trinity
Tripod.. Another student was
reprimanded for his role in the
incident. The incident occurred on
Friday, Sept. 15, near the car
containing the seven women. The
women promptly alerted security
to the incident.
One student is appealing the
decision made by the Dean ol
Student's office, "to a formal
adjudication," said the Tripod .
BATES
The faculty of BatesCollege
voted to boycott Jriternational
Paper, located in Jfy, Maine, in
protest of the companies
treatment of the 1,200 striking
workers.
The decision was made at a
faculty meeting on Sept.ll.
The Bates Student reported that
in 1987, the workers went no
strike due to a 15 percent cut in
pay. Immediately after the
company hired replacement
workers and rehired very few of
the workers when the Local 14
Union cancelled the strike. This
action violates the law which
forbids companies to hire
permanent replacement workers
in the first 10 weeks of any strike.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 7
Mistaken ranking irks College
(Continued from page 1)
According to Mersereau, the first
two figures were accurate for 1987,
but the last figure should have been
Sl,375,000. Mersereau also pointed
out that all three figures rose
substantially during the fiscal year
1988. (See chart)
The Office of Public Relations
determined Tuesday that there was
a bug in the computer system of the
U.S. Department of Education
which caused the erroneous library
budget figure to be used.
Mersereau drafted a letter to the
editor of U.S. News & World Report
on Friday, which reads in part:
"While Bowdoin may bear some
responsibility for not providing
information in this category until
August 16 — more than seven weeks
before publication — we believe that
U.S. News & World Report should
be willing to do the following:
1 . Provide the data upon which
the 'financial resources' category
listing was based.
2. Recompute that category based
THE TOP 25
National Universities
1 • Yale University (Conn.) 15. Brown University (R.I.)
2. Princeton University (N.J.) 16. University of California at
Los Angeles
17. University of Michigan
18. University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
19. Northwestern University
(111.)
20. University of Pennsylvania
21. University of Virginia
3. Harvard College and
Radcliffe College (Mass.)
4. California Institute of
Technology
5. Duke University (N.C.)
6. Stanford University (Calif.)
7. Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
8. Dartmouth College (N.H.) 22. Washington University
9. University of Chicago (111.) (Mo.)
10. Rice University (Tex.) 23. University of Notre Dame
1 1 . Cornell University (N.Y.) (Ind.)
12. Columbia University (N.Y.) 24. Vanderbilt University
13. University of California at (Tenn.)
Berkeley 25. Georgetown University
14. Johns Hopkins University (DC)
(Md.)
Source: U.S. News & World Report
upon the correct data.
3. Recompute the overall score
upon which the college rankings
were based, sharing them with
Bowdoin and publishing the
corrected listing in the next issue.
From what we know about
Bowdoin's financial resources
relative to other colleges in the
survey and the effect of such a low
ranking in that category in the
overall rankings, we believe that
Bowdoin ought probably to be listed
eighth or ninth nationally."
The magazine has agreed to run
an edited version of the letter, but
has refused to publish any
correction. At this time, Bowdoin
officials are attempting to get the
magazine to recomputethecollege's
ranking based on thecorrect figures.
"We'd like to be able to provide
the President, admissions and the
campus with Bowdoin's correct
standing, so that they can provide it
to people looking at Bowdoin, or
anyone who asks," said Mersereau.
The magazine has yet to agree to do
this.
Mersereau said the next step
would be to have the President write
a letter to a top official at the
magazine. A last resort would be a
lawsuit.
"We wish these rankings would
go away, but since they are going to
be done, we want them to be as high
as possible," said Mersereau. He
said that he considers them to be of
'little value," but acknowledged
that they are often considered by
prospective students.
In last year's rankings, which were
calculated differently, Bowdoin was
ranked ninth.
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4. Pomona College (Calif.)
5. Bryn Mawr College (Penn.)
5. Wellesley College (Mass.)
7. Smith College (Mass.)
8. Wesleyan University
(Conn.)
9. Oberlin College (Ohio)
10. Grinnell College (Iowa)
11. Haverford College (Penn.)
12. Middlebury College (Vt.)
13. Bowdoin College (Me.)
14. Carleton College (Minn.)
15. Davidson College (N.C.)
16. Colgate University (N.Y.)
17. Mount Holyoke College
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23. Hamilton College (N.Y.)
25. Barnard College (N.Y.)
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Friday, October 13, 1989
Special Collections
(Continued from page 3)
numerous letters by Voltaire and
Rousseau. Special Collections also
boasts a "Medal of Valor" won at
Gettysburg by Joshua Chamberlain,
a Bowdoin professor. At the
beginning of the war Chamberlain
asked the college for permission to
enlist, but the college refused to risk
losing such a valuable asset to the
war. Claiming he could not remain
in the country as a spectator.
Chamberlain announced a
sabbatical leave to England, and
promptly enlisted. He was put in
command of the 20th Maine
Regiment. At Gettysburg he and his
regiment saved the flank of the
Union Army, turning the tide of the
battle and probably the war.
After the war. Chamberlain
served as president of the college
for over ten years and also as
governor of Maine. His medal is
available for inspection in special
collections.
Phi Beta Kappas
(Continued from page 1)
possibly as an actuary.
Mary Inman said she "was
thrilled" when she found out she'd
been selected . Inman, a doublemajor
in Russian and government, is
currently applying to law school for
the fall of 1990. Tim Jackson is a
chemistry major planning on
attending graduate school in the
same subject. Scott Mendel, an
English major and philosophy
minor, is "pursuing fellowship
opportunities," and said he is "very
happy the faculty chose me."
STUDENT SENATE
All student representatives and alternates to Faculty and Governing
Boards Committees, as well as representatives at-large to the
Governing Boards: whether you know it or not, YOU are on the
Student Senate.
YOU have a meeting. Soon.
When: Wednesday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
Where: Mass. Hall - Faculty Room
Any student with an issue they feel should be addressed at this
meeting should speak with Dan Brakewood by Monday. Call
him at x3886.
College receives $10,000 grant
Bowdoin has received a 510,000
unrestricted grant from the
Brunswick Public Charitable
Foundation Small College Program.
Bowdoin was one of ten award
winners from a group of 1 49 colleges
invited to participate in the
program.
'The Small College Program was
implemented as a means to
recognize and reward colleges that
have demonstrated an awareness
of current issues facing their
institutions and implemented action
plans to meet these needs," said
Foundation d irector Wendy L. Fuhs.
Bowdoin was recognized for its
development of the microscale
organic chemistry laboratory, and
advances in research-based teaching
and interdisciplinary studies within
the science curriculum.
The Brunswick Public Charitable
Foundation, located in Skokie,
Illinois, was established in 1985.
Initial funding came from the
Brunswick Foundation, the
philanthropic arm of the Brunswick
Corporation. The Foundation
supports specific areas of higher
education and community funds.
The Small College Program is
open, by invitation only, to four
year, independent liberal arts
colleges with enrollments of 2,000
or less.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Page 9
u
Black Rain" is a wash out
Welcome to our movie review.
Even though you may think we're
two swinging guys, living on the
cutting edge of the collegiate party
life, we're not. So what do we do?
We go to the movies. Yesterday, as
we were pondering our futile and
insignificant existence in this cruel
and heartless world, we d ecided to
shrug-off pitfalls of
catatonia and head on over
to the Cooks Corner
Cinema for some high
steppin', belly burstin' fun
at the movies. Ah, the smell
of it stale popcorn, warm
Milkduds, and flat soda.
This week, we were fortunate
enough to catch a first run, gem of a
blockbuster - Black Rain. Since the
movie is directed by Ridley Scott,
the highly regarded director who
brought us Alien and Bladerunner,
stars Michael Douglas, whose
credentials include Fatal Attraction
and Wall Street, and it has a really
wicked promotional poster that
reads "Their country, their people,
their laws, BUT HIS RULES", we
thought to ourselves, 'This is going
tobetheBestest!!". But, gosh, were
we in for a surprise or two.
A vicious Asian thug is
incarcerated by the Big Apple
authorities and eventually ordered
to be deported back to Japan. Mike
and Nick, two New York detectives,
have been assigned the dubious
FILMS WE'VE SEEN
Brett Wickard and Dan Courcey
honor of escorting the gentleman
on the journey back to the Orient.
We're not going to spoil the fun for
those of you who feel compelled to
spend their money frivilously, so
let it suffice to say that the jobdidn*;
turn out to be quite as easy as the
boys had hoped for. Douglas
portrays Nick, the tough guy of
questionable integrity whose refusal
to play by the rules lands him and
his partner Mike (played by Andy
Garcia) smack in the middle of a
crime war in Osaka, Japan. Things
get kind of kooky when Mike and
Nickareteamed-up with Yashimoto
(played by Ken Takakura), the
Osaka policeofficer assigned to keep
our two mavericks out of trouble, as
they decide to tear up the town with
a vengeance the likes of which the
Japanese haven't seen since the
heyday of that other subordinate
cop. General MacArthur.
Here's a helpful
suggestion for those of you
looking for a head start on
the holiday season's
shopping frenzy: consider
purchasing the Pocket Books
paperback version of this classic. A
joint collaboration of the celebrated
authors Craig Bolotin and Warren
Lewis, it's the perfect gift for that
hard-to-buy-for distant half-cousin
of yours. With pithy statements
like, "Sometimes, ya gotta go for
it!!" and "Sh** rolls down, what can
I say?", the authors' subtlety of
language and mastery of craft are
sure to be remembered by your
loved one long after the last embers
(Continued on page 11)
New campus band shines in debut
NICK SCHNEIDER
ORIENT Staff
What happened on campus this
weekend? Well, Octoberfest of
course. And of course, I was there,
searching for entertainment to tell
you about. The first thing I saw was
Apocalypse Now, but since that has
absolutely nothing to do with
October or the fest, I will ignore that
I saw it at all for purposes of this
article. My path then took me to
Daggett Lounge.
In Daggett was "Chickenbucket."
Advertised all over campus as
"Utica's Own Brand of Funk,"
Chickenbucket never fails to please
fans. This weekend, the band was
missing something, though; in a
word, the fans. The fans are what
make a 'Bucket performance a
rollickinggood timein which Bucket
chants can last a few minutes. But
Saturday night, due to the coldness
of the evening or perhaps the
existence of another free soiree off
campus, the crowd was, to say the
least, miniscule. When I arrived
(much to my chagrin, after "Breakin'
the Law") there wereapproximately
twelve soulsjrf the entire room. One
couplV-was romantically dancing
to every song, but on the whole, it
was reminiscent of the puppet show
gig from Spina/ Tap. In fact, they did
do what was to be their psychedelic
odyssey but they decided for that
night it had to be a psychedelic
meander. Taking my cue from that,
1 began to meander away myself
but I noticed someone chowing
down on something, so I decided to
investigate for myself. The fact that
I found some doughnuts and cider
prevented my leaving for a few
minutes more. At least the 'Bucket
brought victuals.
Bringing a bag of complimentary
apples (for bribes and party favors)
with me, I wended my way to Alpha
Rho Upsilon. Not wanting to let
down the readers of the Orient, after
hearing a rumor of live music, I
went there. There, I was confronted
with the obscenely named
"Stickyfingers." Being my first
encounter with these lads, I didn't
know what to expect. What I found
was slick pop faves and a horn
section.Their lead singer was named
Marshall and he made up in voice
what he lacked in energy and stage
presence. He also had an annoying
habit of holding his ear while he
sang (possibly he had seen "We Are
the World" one time too many). His
voice said "Rock n' Roll," though,
no doubt about it, loud and clear.
The horn section makes the band.
What a great and amazing idea, and
why does it make them sound so
much more professional? The song
choices were perfect. I knew every
song in the lineup and they executed
them with surgical precision (sort
of like Yes live). This is one fine
band, but I do have one criticism.
The between-song banter reminds
me only of a Vegas lounge singer,
but that is a small criticism actually.
Anyway, check "Stickyfingers" out.
Cheers!
"Pigeons in Flight," a 1988 photograph by Francis Blake. The photo is
from a new exhibition opening today at the Walker Art Museum.
New exhibition explores
100 years of photography
Educating Rita
Friday, October 13 • 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. • Smith Auditorium
In this 1983 film by Hanna Schyguild, Michael Caine and Julie Walters
develop a very unusual teacher-pupil relationship in this warm-heated
comedy, with Walters as a hairdresser who brings new meaning to the
disillusioned professor's life.
Good Morning Vietnam
Saturday, October 14 • 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. • Smith Auditorium
Robin Williams glorifies his irreverent character as a military disc jockey
whose style and comments make him a hero to the U.S. troops— but not
in the eyes of the military 'brass'— in thij 1987 film. (
An exhibition marking the 150th
anniversary of the medium of
photography will open to the public
today. The exhibition is titled "O
Say Can You Sec: American
Photographs, 1839-1939. One
Hundred Years of American
Photographs from George R.
Rinhart Collection."
The exhibition of 125
photographic prints places strong
emphasis on lesser known or
infrequently exhibited works,
expanding and reassessing the
whole of American photography. It
isdrawn from theGeorgeR.^Rinhart
Collection, one of the world's
principal private holdings of
photography. The exhibition
explores the richness of the
collection, until now known to the
public only through the occasional
loan of individual works, and
acknowledges Rinhart's
contribution to the field. The
exhibition documents important
developments and unique,
achievements in photography
which have their origins in
American work.
'The history of photography is a
crucial part of the art history of our
era, a time dominated by the
American presence and the wide
ranging influence of its culture,"
comments Thomas Weston Fels of
Bennington, Vermont, guest curator
of the exhibition and author of the
exhibition catalogue. "In America,
photography and culture grew up
together, joining them in a way
which irrevocably affects them
both."
Within the range of work shown
is a rare daguerreotype of a youthful
Harriet Beecher Stowe by Albert
Sands Southworth and Josiah
Johnson Hawkes, and works by the
Langenheim brothers, whose
portraits of the abolitionists John
Grccnlcaf Whittier and Charles
Calistus Burleigh werelong thought
lost. A daguerreotype view of the
moon, by John Adams Whipple, is
one of the few known to exist.
Important works of the wet plate
era include the first known print
from a collodion negative by F. Scott
Archer, the inventor of the process,
early works by Samuel Masury and
John B. Greene, as well as a selection
of images by the better known
photographers of the Civil War and
Far West, including Mathew Brady,
Alexander Gardner, Timothy
OSullivan, and Carleton Watkins.
Important photographers of the
amateur movement, William B. Post,
William James Mullins, Dwight A.
Davis, and Rupert S. Lovejoy, are
represented by the best of their work.
The involvement of women in
this growing art form is
acknowledged by the inclusion of
Gertrude Kasebicr, TEma Spencer,
Stella Simon and Alice Boughton,
important photographers in their
time whose work still holds great
interest.
Early modernism is represented
by photographic innovators such as
Harold harvey and Fred Peel, whose
work spans both advertising and
art. A selection of documentary
images and portraits completes the
exhibition.
The exhibition was organized by
The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield,
Mass., and is shared only with the
Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
"O Say Can You See" is funded in
part by The Berkshire Eagle and the
General Electric Company, and with
assistance from the Barrington
Foundation, Inc. It is supported at
Bowdoin through a grant from the
Institute of Museum Services.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 13, 1989
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
Parents' Weekend
9:00 am. -3:00 p.m.: Special
Collections Open House in the Bliss
Room, Hubbard Hall.
3:00 p.m.: Thomas Pickering '53,
United States representative to the United Nations and former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel delivers the keynote speech at James Bowdoin Day
exercises in Morrell Gymnasium.
7:30 p.m.: The Bowdoin College Community Orchestra, directed by Jane
C. Girdham, assistant professor of music, and the Bowdoin College
Chamber Choir, directed by Linda A. Blanchard '86 perform in the Chapel.
8:30 p.m.: The Masgue 8c Gown presents The Mound Builders in Pickard
Theater. Admission is $2.50 for the public and free with Bowdoin ID.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
Parents' Weekend
8:30 p.m.: The Masgue & Gown presents The
Mound Builders in Pickard Theater. Admission is
$2.50 for the public and free with Bowdoin ID.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER IS
Parents' Weekend
3:00 p.m.: Jennifer Gordon Lovett, associate ,
curator of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art
Institute in Williamstown, Massachussets will hold a gallery
talk on "A Romance with Realism: The Art of Jean-
Baptiste Carpeaux" in Walker Art Building.
7:30 p.m.: Eugene lonesco's La Lecon will
be presented in French by the Compagnie
Claude Beauclair, a professional acting
company from France in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
7:30 p.m.: Artist Anne Minich, who creates
constructions that incorporate detailed
pencil drawings, presents a slide lecture on
her recent artwork and artistic background
in Beam Classroom, V.A.C.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 17
3:45 p.m.: The Asian Studies Colloquium Series
presents "Marriage System in South India/Tamil
Nadu." a lecture by R. Neelamegam, head of
the Department of Corporate Secretaryship.
Alagappa University, South India who is in the
United States as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar. The
lecture will be held in the Conference Room.
38 College Street.
4:00 p.m.: Franciska Needham. owner and
director of Franciska Needham Gallery,
Damariscotta. speaks on the life and work of Hrana Janto in this week's
Jung seminar. Janto's works are currently on exhibition in Hawthorne-
Longfellow Library. The seminar will be held in the Faculty Room.
Massachusetts Hall.
7:00 p.m.: Representatives from Bank of Boston are available for an
informational meeting in Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union. Sponsored by
the Office of Career Services.
CALENDAR
7:00 p.m.: Author Richard Rodriguez
will discuss his autobiography
Hunger of Memory: The Education
of Richdrd Rodriguez in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C. The talk is open
to the public. Tickets may be
, obtained free of charge from the
College Events Office in Moulton Union.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 18
9:30 a.m.: The Office of Career Services sponsors an informational meeting
on Duke School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in the Conference
Room, Moulton Union.
1:00 p.m.: Lucy L. Bowditch '77. instructory, history of photography, New
School for Social Research, New York, New York gives a gallery talk on "O
Say Can You See: American Photographs, 1839-1939. One Hundred
Years of American Photographs from the George R. Rinhart
Collection* in Walker Art Building.
6:45 p.m.: Assistant Professor of Government Marcia A. Weigle
speaks on "Nationalism and Democracy in Latvia" at Alpha
Delta Phi fraternity, 228 Maine Street.
7:00 p.m.: The Gender and German Cinema film series presents
"Winter Ade," a 1988 film by Helke Misselwitz, in Smith
Auditorium, Sills Hall. German with English subtitles.
7:30 p.m.: The Boston-based ensemble Aegualis will perform works
by Stockhausen, Davidovsky, Merryman, Gideon and Ung in Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C. Admission is $4 per person, $2 for senior citizens, and
free with Bowdoin ID.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 19
3:45 p.m.: "Within and Across Traditions" is the title of
Phyllis Brooks' talk on Rolf A. Stein's pioneering work
which integrates textual analysis and
ethnological research to present a sweeping
interpretation of religious thought across
South and East Asia. Brooks is of the
University of California at Berkeley. The
lecture will be held in the Conference
Room. 38 College Street.
7:00 p.m.: Le Notfi di Cabiria is this week's Italian
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It is the first exhibition inthis country
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Jean-Bapfiste Carpeaux (1 827-1875)
and will be installed in the Boyd
Gallery on the main level of the
Museum.
Carpeaux was the leading
sculptor in the period of French
history known as the Second Empire
(1851-1870). He enjoyed great
success during his lifetime, and
although his work is not well known
today, Carpeaux's position in the
history of art is pivotal. Chafing
under the strictures of the French
Academy, which by the middle of
the 19th century had become
conservative and aesthetically
repressive, Carpeaux developed an
independent style. In doing so, he
was in the, vanguard of those late
19th-century artists whochallenged
academic convention, leading to a
new direction in sculptural
expression.
Carpeaux was also an innovator
in the reproduction of sculpture.
"Carpeaux's interest in the
"Black Rain"
(Continued from page 9)
of holidaycheer have ceased toglow
with the warmth of good times, great
friends and lousy food.
On a more serious note, Black
Ram has a definite anti- Asian racist
darkside to it that is neither amusing
nor excusable. The film has the
commercialization of his art was
novel and important," explains
Assistant Curator at the Clark
Institute Jennifer Gordon Lovett in
her introductory essay in the exhibit
catalogue. "It led to many technical
innovations which made his work
accessible to a new class of private
collectors."
One of Carpeaux's most
important commissions was a
sculpture for the front of the new
Paris opera house. Called "The
Dance," This work of nine figures
caused an uproar when it was
unveiled in 1869. "The nudes were
labeled indecent and their
nakedness condemned as immoral,"
reports Lovett. Public outcry was so
intense that the authorities were
persuaded to remove the sculpture.
Escalation of the Franco-Prussian
war in 1870 intervened, however,
and eventually the controversy was
forgotten. It was 20th-century
environmental pollution that
proved the real threat; in 1964 the
piece was moved inside for
safekeeping. Today, theoriginal can
be seen in the Musee d'Orsay and a
copy is installed in the original
location outside of the opera. Two
drawings in the exhibition trace the
evolution of 'The Dance" and eight
sculptures related to the work
demonstrate Carpeaux's genius for
creating a number of commercially
viable pieces from a single
monument.
Additionally, a portrait bust of
Charles Garniqr, the architect of the
Paris Opera House, owned by the
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, is
featured in the exhibition.
Included in the exhibition of 26
sculptures, nine drawings and
paintings are works from the
collections of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York; Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston; The Sterling
and Francine Clark Art Institute,
Williamstown; the Hirshorn
Museum, Washington, DC; Musee
des Beaux-Arts and the Musee
d'Orsay, France, among others.
The exhibition was organized by
the Sterling and Francine Clark
Institute and is supported at
Bowdoin through a grant from the
Institute of Museum Services.
audacity to try and make the
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Page 13
Sports
Volleyball rallies to trounce Terriers
DOUG KREPS
ORIENT Staff
The Bowdoin women's volleyball
team had a busy schedule this week,
pulling out victories in three of five
matches. Last Saturday, the Bears
hosted the Bowdoin Round Robin
Tournament and ended with a solid
2-2 record. Then on Tuesday, they
came from behind to defeat the
Terriers of Thomas College in a
»ve game match.
Looking first at the tournament,
the Bears put on a more impressive
show than the numbers would
indicate.
Although they finished with a 2-
2 record, they played difficult
opponents such as Bates,
Southeastern Mass., and Tufts.
In the first match against Colby-
Sawyer, the women cruised to a 15-
win behind the excellent serves of
senior co-captain Karen Andrew.
Andrew broke the previous record
of 13 straight service points held by
her sister Stephanie.
Coach Ruddy added that this is
the first time at Bowdoin that
someone has served a complete
game, as well as the first time this
year in New England. The second
game also ended in victory for the
Bears, 15-11.
In the second match of the game,
Bowdoin was to face the best team
in the ECAC, Bates College.
The Bears played well in the first
game,but lost by a score of 15-7.
However, Coach Ruddy seemed to
think that the girls were "psyched
out" in the second game as they lost
15-4.
In the third match, the women
faced another difficult opponent in
SMU. After dropping the first game
15-10, the Bears rallied to win the
match, 15-8, 15-13. the women
played extremely well in this game,
and managed to beat a team that
plays very aggressive volleyball.
Entering the fourth and final
game, the women knew that a
victory would assure them of a
second place finish.
However, this was true for Tufts
as well, and both teams were ready
to play. Bowdoin won the first game,
15-9. Although they played well
after that, they lost 15-7 and 15-8.
Andrew, while acknowledging
the losses, felt that the team played
well.
"The setting and passing was
good," she said. "With some better
play, we could have beaten Tufts."
After two days of rest, the Polar
Bears went on to face Thomas
College of Maine. Coach Ruddy,
feeling confident in her squad, gave
starters Abigail Jealous '91 and
Melissa Schulenberg '93 a rest,
allowing the reserves to get a start.
In the first game ,the women lost
15-4. Part of the loss could be
attributed to the strong serves of
Thomas. However, the Bears hit a
lot of balls out, which contradicts
their usual style of accurate play.
In the second game, Bowdoin
turned in a 15-11 victory behind the
great play of Ellen Williamson '92.
After this game, the Bears were able
to roll to two victories by a score of
15-3 in both games.
The team was still ranked in the
New England Coaches Poll,
although they slipped to honorable
mention due to the previous loss to
U. Maine-Farmingham.
Overall, the team has a record of
14-8. Against Maine opponents, the
team is 7-4, with two of the losses
coming against Bates, the number
one team in New England.
Coming up, the women will play
at the SMU invitational on Oct. 14,
at Wellesley on Oct. 21, and at St.
Joseph's on Oct. 24.
The final home tournament will
be on Nov. 4 when Bowdoin hosts
the Maine Championship.
Karen Andrew'90 smashes the ball past a bewildered opponent in
recent volleyball action. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
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Field Hockey takes two
Men's soccer tops Tufts 1-0
PETER GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
The men's soccer team took a step
in the right direction last Saturday
as they handed Tufts, a perennially
tough foe, a 1-0 defeat. The win
improved the Bears to 4-2-1 and
dropped Tufts to 4-3.
The Bears had the week off after
last Saturday's 2-2 tie against
Babson. The break came at a good
time for the team as many players
had nagging injuries which needed
some rest. Goaltender Will Waldorf
'90 serves as a good example.
Waldorf earned his first start of the
year after recovering from a stress
fracture in his foot.
He made the most of his
opportunity, saving nine shots and
keeping his goals against average
perfect in posting his first shutout
of the season. Bruce Wilson '90 has
three other shutouts to his credit for
a team total four, which is three shy
of last year's record.
Wilson and Waldorf have
combined to allow less than a goal a
game (.857).
The defense played its most solid
game from start to finish. Peter Van
Dyke '93 and Steve Pokorny '91
controlled the middle as stopper
and sweeper, while Blair Dils '90
and Amin Khadurri '91 manned the
wings. Andy Robarts '90 also had
significant playing time.
Play was even for most of the first
half with the Bears getting many
good scoring chances and Tufts
causing trouble on their corner kicks.
The Bears offensive pressure paid
off when Lance Conrad '91 forced a
Jumbo defensive back to knock
down the ball with his hand inside
his own box. The referee properly
awarded a penalty kick.
Tri-captain Chris Garbaccio '90
shot for the lower right corner.
However the Jumbo's goalkeeper
guessed correctly and madea diving
save to keep the game scoreless until
halftime. The Bears outshot Tufts 8-
6 in the half and did not have the
lead only because the Tufts
goalkeeper had five saves.
The second half was similar to the
first, however the Jumbos were more
aggressive in the midfield, forcing
the Bears to'be sharp defensively.
The Bear's defense was equal to the
challenge and then played a role in
the only goal of the game.
With thirty minutes left in the
game, midfielder Tom Groves '90
handled the ball twenty-five yards
away from Tuft's net. He found Dils
open on the left wing; Dils crossed
the ball. Garbaccio beat the goalie to
the cross, stepped over him and
followed the ball into the net for the
goal he was denied twenty minutes
beforehand.
The goal was Garbaccio's third of
the year. Dils notched his first career
(Continued on page 15)
ED BEAGAN
ORIENT Staff
In the past fifteen days, the
women's field hockey team has
compiled a record of 2-1, improving
their overall record to 3-2. Two
victories over Tufts and Wheaton,
which sandwiched a close loss to
Salem State, vaulted the Polar Bears
to a winning record.
On Sept. 29th, Bowdoin soundly
outplayed Wheaton, defeating them
2-0. Nancy Beverage '91 led the
offensive charge with one goal and
one assist, and Sheila Carroll '90
and Beth Succop '92 contributed a
goal and assist respectively. Both of
the Polar Bear's goals were scored
from the corners, as their offense
peppered Wheaton's goalie with
shots from all angles.
Coach Sally LaPointe said that,
"the girls played extremely well,"
and anticipated their upcoming
game against Salem State.
Unfortunately, the womendid not
come out on top against Salem State,
but Coach LaPointe was
nevertheless "very pleased with
their effort," and considered the
game "a much better one than the
Wheaton contest."
The Polar Bears lost 1-0 with 5:42
left to play in the second half.
Finally, last Saturday at Pickard
Field, Bowdoin defeated the third
ranked team in New England,
overpowering Tufts 2-1. The Polar
Bears knew they were facing one of
the best teams in the east, so they
cameout swinging and scored early.
Sarah Clodfelter '91 put Bowdoin
on the board, with a masterful
airborne flick into the cage, ten
minutes into the game. Inthesecond
half, Sheila Carroll gave Bowdoin
the victory by putting a penalty
stroke past the Tufts goalie.
A major factor in this upset was
the Bowdoin defense which forced
the Jumbos into six offsides, turning
over possession to Bowdoin. The
Polar Bears are known throughout
New England forthisrisky,butoften
successful play, which lures the
opposing teams offense behind the
defensive line, making the play
illegal.
Coach LaPointe was very happy
with the victory and praised the
6quad highly. She called this game,
"the best game they have played as
a team this year."
Hopefully they will be able to
continue this level of play, as they
have tough upcoming games
against Southern Maine, who they
played last Wednesday, and
nationally ranked Wesleyan, who
they face tomorrow on the road.
Roller coaster week for soccer
Lance Conra d "91 speeds after die ball in men's soccer action. Photo by
Annalisa Schmorleitz.
DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
The Bowdoin women's soccer
team finished a roller coaster week
with a win and loss against NESC AC
rivals Colby and Tufts, respectively.
The Polar Bears traveled to
Waterville last Wednesday to play
the White Mules and came home
with a 2-1 win. The match was
played on a very windy day on a
small field.
Colby scored six minutes into the
game off a throw-in when the Mule
left wing took a pass and drilled a
shot into the corner of the net.
The game began to turn when the
Bears gained a territorial advantage.
Colby had taken the wind in the
first half, and the Bears began to
work very hard to keep the ball in
their control. Coach John Cullen
noted, "We lacked patience when
we had the wind on our side,
because we tried to force the ball
into the zone. Playing against the
wind caused us to spread out and
use the whole field."
Though it took them 77 minutes
to score, Bowdoin won the game
with two goals within a three minute
span. Co-captain Karen Crehore '90
scored off a Kathleen Devaney '90
corner kick to tie the score at the 32
minute mark of the second half.
Devaney was a major force
throughout the game as Bowdoin
made 16 corner kicks to Colby's
none.
Liz Brown '90 scored her first goal
of the season with 10 minutes to
play with a fake and then a 10-yard
drive into the net. Colby failed to
respond and the Bears had the win.
(Continued on page 15)
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 13, 1989
Polar Bear Spotlight
Bontempi chews up the opposition
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
You couldn't start the game
without him. As the center for the
football team, senior Bill Bontempi
is a talented, hard-working athlete
who plays a position that seldom
gets much credit or recognition.
Few people realize just how
dependent an offense is on the
offensive line. If the line is weak,
it doesn't matter how good the
quarterback is, or strong the
rusher may be. Without time for
the quarterback to throw, or holes
for the rusher to get through, the
offense is going nowhere.
"The center is so important to
the offensive line," says Head
Football Coach Howard
Vandersea. "He establishes the
tempo of the huddle and the
approach to the line of scrimmage.
Bontempi does that very well, and
he is a very good athlete/'
Bontempi played football all
four years of high school, where
he went to school in Greenfield,
Mass., but his days on the gridiron
go back even earlier.
"I began playing in seventh
grade. Actually, I wanted to be a
running back at first," said
Bontempi. "The coach took one
look at my size and sent me right
over to the offensiveline. I've been
a center ever since, and I'm really
glad, because I love what I'm
doing."
Football in high school is very
different from college, where the
positions are much more
specialized. In high school, a
player usually plays on both
offense and defense, and even
special teams too.
"When I got to Bowdoin I could
concentrate on just playing
center," said Bontempi. "In high
school I was on the field the entire
time. I never left. From the first to
the last play, I was there."
Vandersea had only good
things to say abut Bontempi's
athletic ability.
"His play is particulary
impressive when you realize that
as the center he usually faces the
team's best defensive player."
Not only is Bontempi a hard-
hitting player, he has mastered the
mental game of football as well.
Oneof the most important aspects
of football is being able to leave the
previous game on the field, win or
lose, and concentrate solely on the
game at hand.
"It's tough to forget about last
week's game when you're about to
play. It takes a lot of motivation and
concentration," said Bontempi.
"What you have to do is set a goal in
mind . Focus solely on the team that's
on the field, and put anything else
out of your mind."
Bontempi doesn't get any kind of
rest once the football season is over.
He is busy in both the winter and
spring seasons with indoor and
outdoor track. In the indoor season
he throws both the shot and the 35
lb. weight.
Once the snow eventually melts,
usually sometime in May, the track
team heads outdoors, where
Bontempi also throws the discus
and the hammer.
Not only is Bontempi a talented
athlete, he has his priorities in order,
as he works very hard at his studies.
Take last weekend, for example.
It was a very hectic few days, as
Bontempi had to sandwich both the
dental boards and the Hamilton
football game into a few hours.
Last Friday when the team
traveled to NY to face the
Continentals, Bontempi went to
Syracuse with his family instead
of staying with the team.
He had to be ready to take the
dental boards at the inhumane
hour of 8:30 in the morning. After
a gruelling five hours of exams, his
parents picked him up to rush him
to the site of the Hamilton game.
Not wanting to miss any more
of the game than he had to,
Bontempi dressed for the game in
the car, and emerged at the
beginning of the second half,
helmet and all, ready to play.
"He really made a strong effort
to get to the game," said Vandersea.
"Despite the hectic morning that
he had, he still went out and played
very well."
This type of committment has
characterized Bontempi
throughout his football career. In
ten years of football, he has missed
only one game. One game among
a countless number.
It is this dedication which
impresses Vandersea most.
"Bill is a very loyaland dedicated
player," said Vandersea. "He
always gives his best to every
game."
It is all of these qualities which
make Bontempi such a success, in
both athletics and academics. But
the main reason is as he said
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Although Amherst had the home
course advantage, the men's cross
country team rose to the challenge
by handing Amherst a decisive 17-
43 defeat last Saturday. The Polar
Bear's victory was an impressive
one over a tough NESCAC
opponent.
The rambling 8K course did little
to impede the strength and speed of
the domineering Bowdoin squad.
The race was lead by senior tri-
captain Marty Malague, whose
excellent race produced for him the
honor of his first collegiate victory.
Malague is the first Bowdoin male
to win a race since September of
1985. His final time was 27:03.
Running strong races as the
second and third men for the harriers
were Lance Hickey '91 and Sam
Sharkey '93. Working well together
once again produced impressive
finishes as Hickey completed the
course in 27:06, second place overall,
and Sharkey finished in 27:07 for
third place.
Also running well for the men's
team and completing the top five
were Rob McDowell '91 and Bill
Callahan '92. Their finish was so
close they both received a 27:44 as
their official time, McDowell with a
fifth place finish overall, Callahan
in sixth.
Next was tri-captain John
Dougherty '90, who experienced
some difficulty navigating the
course. In spite of a wrong turn on
the course he finished in seventh
place with a 27:45.
Andrew Yim '93 was Bowdoin's
seventh man. His 28:14 put him in
eleventh place overall. Ed Beagan
'91 was not far behind in fourteenth
place with a 28:26.
The rookie pack also experienced
some problems with the course's
path, but they still ran strong races.
Andrew Kinley, Scott Mostrom,
Kevin Trombly, and Colin Tory
produced four good performances.
"This past weekend was a real
confidence builder for the team. We
are looking forward to a strong finish
next weekend at NESCAC'S," said
tri-captain Malague.
The men's cross country team
travels again to Amherst on
Saturday, Oct. 14, this time for the
NESCAC Championships. There
they will face such tough opponents
as Bates, Williams, and Tufts.
Hopefully the confidence the team
has acquired will help them
overcome these tough foes.
Sportsweek
Saturday
Football vs. Amherst 1:30 p.m.
(Whittier Field)
Tuesday
Tennis vs. Colby 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard)
Wednesday
Field Hockey vs. Plymouth State 3:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
JV Field Hockey vs. Plymouth State 4:30 p.m.
(Pickard Field)
Crew team off to fast start
ERIC FOUSHEE
ORIENT Business Manager
Coxed by Cindy Atwell '92, the
first men's heavies came in third in
a time of 20:49.2 at the Textile River
Regatta, to open Crew's racing
season.
By placing third, the boat
composed of John Peters '93, Dave
Moore-Nichols '91, Phil Jurgeliet '92,
and stroked by Peter Macarthur '92,
beat Bates for the first time in club's
history at Bowdoin.
The women's heavy weight also
started the season well, finishing
sixth in a time of 25:18.8.
Also defeating Bates was the
men's lightweights, but they lost to
two MIT boats, Connecticut College,
and Mystic Valley to end up fifth
overall in their division. ■
Finally, the women's lightweight
crew, of Gwynne Oosterbaan '92,
Hope Metcalf '92, Jen Grimm '91,
and Beth Sperry '93, rowed the three
mile race in a time of 23:47 .2 to place
third, beating MIT.
The race was the first of four head
races which crew will participate in
this fall. The team's officers feel that
it was an excellent start.
On Oct. 8, crew traveled to the
head of the Connecticut for their
second raceof the fall semester.Once
again Bowdoin performed well, in a
race that featured stiffer
competition, including perennial
power Harvard.
The men's lightweights, Nick
Schmidt '91, Clark Eddy '91, Mike
Leber '92, and John Martin '92 also
rowed well, despite a last minute
change earlier in the week, which
moved Martin into the lightweight
boat from a novice four.
The women's heavies of Beth
Lalumiere '92, Maria Gindhart '92,
Clay Berry '93, and Kathy Kugler
•'92, were pleased with their finish,
placing seventeenth out of twenty
two in an extremely competitive
division. However,it was once again
the men's heavies who stood out for
Bowdoin in this regatta. They
finished the day eleventh out of
thirty-five boats, in a field which
included some of New England's
finest crews.
The up coming weekend takes
crew to the Nuamerica's Cup in New
Hampshire, where the second men's
heavies, the second women's lights,
and two men's novice boats will get
a chance to compete.
FteiPAY, October 13, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Bears fall in Hamilton air raid
Page 15
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
Both teams dominated different
stages of the game, but when the
time had run out, Hamiliton
defeated the Bowdoin football team
last Saturday, 31-24.
"We dominated the first quarter,
and they dominated the second by
putting more points on the board
than we did," said Coach Howard
Vandersea.
The Polar Bears did not appear to
be fatigued at the start of the game,
despite the long seven to eight hour
road trip to Clinton, N.Y.
Bowdoin registered the only score
in the first quarter. Freshman Jim
Carenzo nailed a 30 yard field goal
late in the quarter to give the Bears
the first points. Carenzo is now 2-2
this season in field goals.
The lead did not hold up for long,
however, as the Continentals struck
early in the second quarter.
Hamilton quarterback Kieran Clair
completed a 14 yard touchdown
pass to give the Continentals a 7-3
lead, a lead which they would hold
the rest of the game.
Less than two minutes later, Clair
threw a 57 yard touchdown strike
to put Hamiltion up by 11.
With only 153 remaining in the
half, Bowdoin retaliated with some
air magic of its own. Quarterback
Mike Kirch '90 drilled a 31 yard
touchdown pass to co-captain Mike
Cavanaugh'90. ItwasCavanaugh's
first touchdown of the year.
Hamilton kicker Nate O'Steen
then kicked a 31 yard field goal with
18 seconds left to give the
Continentals a 17-10 halftime lead.
The third quarter looked a lot like
the first one did. Defense was a key,
as neither team was able to score
until late in the quarter.
"We had our chances in both the
first and the third quarter," said
Vandersea. "Although we played
well, we made a few mistakes and
didn't take advantage of some of
our opportunities that we should
have."
With 2:42 remaining in the third,
Clair threw a seven yard touchdown
pass, his third of theday, to increase
Hamilton's lead 24-10.
The Polar Bears answered that
score with one of their own.
Sophomore running back Jim
LeClair ran in from the six yard line
to give Vandersea's squad their
second touchdown of the game, and
to bring the Bears back to within
seven. The TD was LeClair's fifth
this season.
"We have a very balanced attack,"
said Vandersea. "We are able to
Each time that Bowdoin would
close in on the Continental's lead,
Hamilton came up with another
score to frustrate the Bears.
In the fourth quarter, both teams
picked upa touchdown. Clair threw
his fourth touchdown pass of the
day. Kirch then rounded out the
score for Bowdoin with a one yard
TDrun.
The score was now 31-24 and
that's the way it would stay.
With the loss, Bowdoin's record
drops to 0-2-1.
Defensive back Mike Webber '92
picked up his first interception of
the season, and returned it six yards.
There should be a big crowd on
hand tomorrow for Parent's
Weekend, with the football the only
show in town.
The Bears host the Lord Jeffs of
Amherst at 1:30 p.m. at Whittier
Field.
score by both the run and the pass.
Tennis decimates Bates
DAVE WILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
The women's tennis team reached
the .500 mark Wednesday, evening
their record at 5-5 with a win
Wednesday over Bates.
The 6-3 victory for the Polar Bears
was also important in setting the
stage for the State of Maine
Championships to be held at Colby
this weekend.
Co-captains Erika Custafson '90
and Jen Grimes "9Q had big wins
over their Bates opponents in
leading the squad to a needed
victory.
Custafson rallied to win her
match, losing the first set, and was
down 4-1 in the second set before
charging back with wins in five
consecutive games to take the match.
In her match, Grimes cruised in a
6-1 first game, and battled out a 7-5
win in the second to clinch the match
and the victory for the team.
The matches with Bates set the
seeds for State of Maine
Championships, with Bowdoin
gaining three Heidi Wallenfels '91
will be seeded second in the top
singles group, and she will be joined
by Gustafson to form the number
two seed in the top doubles group.
In the Maine tournament. Coach
Baker said that the Bears are
"looking to upset Colby," who is
the favorite going into Saturday's
action. "I'm optimistic that we can
do well... We have to play well down
the line like we did against M.I.T to
beat Colby/' said Baker, "We need a
complete team effort.
Aquabears sink three foes in tourney
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ORIENT Contributor
Last weekend the Bowdoin Water
Polo Club was hosting its Annual
Polar Bear Invitational at the
William Farley Natatorium. Five
teams were invited for the two day
tournament; Williams, Dartmouth,
Boston University, Amherst and the
University of Rhode Island.
The Bears accumulated a 3-2
record, falling to the perpetual
strongholds of URI and Amherst.
This was quite an impressive
accomplishment for Bowdoin
waterpolo, since it was the first full-
fledged tournament for many
members of the club. There are 13
freshmen on the team. Spectators
whodropped by the fieldhouse last
Saturday afternoon were treated to
the thrill-a-minute highpoint of the
tournament as the Polar Bears
rallied for an unexpected victory
over the Ephmen of Williams.
Standouts for the Polar Bears
included freshman Eric Gregg who
not only led the team with assists,
but was also able to score 10 goals.
Sophomore goalie Xan Karn
accumulated an impressive 11
saves during the tournament, and
Bob McGarr's stingy defense and
quick hands (10 steals) dominated
for the Polar Bears.
Seniors Keith Paine and Bob
Paglione led the way in scoring,
each garnering an outstanding 12
and 11 goals respectibly.
Despite lack of experience in the
sport, the Bowdoin waterpolo team
is starting to establish a reputation
as a serious competitor.
Under the direction of coaches/
captains Paine, Paglione and Rick
Rheinhard '91, the youthful team
is learning to master the techniques
that should put the Polar Bears in
the forefront of New England
waterpolo.
Soccer-
(Continued from page 13)
Mel Koza '91 made three saves
for the Polar Bears, while the
dominant Bears forced the White
Mule goalie to make 17.
The Bears fell to the Jumbos of
Tufts, 1-0, at home last Saturday.
Though Bowdoin outshot Tufts
17-8, the only goal was scored by
Tufts forward Karla Polutchko off a
rebound at the 19 minute mark of
the first half. Eight saves by the
Tufts goalie and strong defense by
the Jumbos kept the Bears scoreless.
Besides the game, the/ Bears also
lost back Lynne Mastre '91 with a
sprained ankle Mastre should be
back for the team's next home game
on October 21.
The Bears get set for a three-game
road trip which includes Cullen's
first night game last Wed. at Salem
State.
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The JV men's soccer team has posted a 3-1 record so far for coach
Charlie Butt, losing only to Exeter. They met Colby last Wednesday
and have, two games remaining, including a rematch with the White
Mules at home on Oct. 21.
The JV women's soccer team, coached by Ray Bicknell, is 3-2-2
following a victory over the University of Maine. This win avenged
a 3-2 loss to the Black Bears at Orono in the first meeting of the
teams this season. The Polar Bears host St. Joseph's on Oct. 21 .
The JV field hockey team has a very short season, as they play only
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Harriers cruise at Holyoke
BILL CALLAHAN
ORIENT Staff
Most teams shudder at the
thought of going into a meet without
their top runner, especially when it
was facing its next closest
competitor. »
But the Bowdoin women's team,
coached by^Peter Slovenski, took
the loss of Marilyn Fredey '91, who
was out with a rib injury, in stride
last week as they defeated Smith,
Mt. Holyoke, and Albany State at
the Mount Holyoke Invitational.
The Polar Bears, ranked second
in New England Division III,
trounced runner-up ,and third
ranked, Smith 26-50.
Running another excellent race
was Eileen Hunt '93. She ran
intelligently, moving from tenth
place at the mile, to sixth at the two
mile, before kicking into first place
over the last hundred yards. This
was her first victory.
Running with Eileen for the first
two miles were teammates Margaret
Heron '91, and Karen Fields '93.
Heron placed third with a time of
19:26, and Fields fifth, with 19:46,
among the fifty competitors to help
the Polar Bears to victory.
Thesurpriseof theday camefrom
captain Jessica Gaylord '89, who's
eighth place finish, in a time of 20:12
was a great bolster to the team.
Gaylord had been running seventh
or eighth for the team earlier in the
season, so her jump to the fourth
spot was a large improvement.
Ashley Wernher '93 and Kara
Piersol '93 were right in their
captain's tracks, finishing ninth and
10th, 20:13 and 20:18 respectively,
to close out the team scoring.
Tricia Connell '93, running an
excellent raceafter suffering a couple
sprained ankles earlier in the season,
filled out the top seven in 1 2th place.
(20:22) The harriers did so well that
their top 11 finished in the top 25.
The women will go into this
week's NESCAC meet facing the
defending champion, Williams. The
Ephwomen are ranked 6th in the
nation while Bowdoin is 14th.
Men's Soccer
(Continued from page 13)
assist and Groves was credited with
his third assist of the year on the
play. Dils is now tied with Khadurri
for most points by a defenseman
(this season); each has a goal and an
assist for three points.
The win improves the Bear's slim
chances for a playoff spot in the
EC AC tournament . After the Babson
game. Head Coach Tim Cilbride
noted, "We need to play well and
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This will be easier said than done
as the Bears next two games are
against Division I University of
Maine and top ranked Division III
Williams tomorrow. An upset of
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Alumnus
honored by
new standards
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practical referencestandardsfor the
volt and ohm will be adopted
worldwide of January 1, 1990.
The standards will be based in
part on the quantum Hall effect,
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The new practical volt and ohm
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Consultative Committee on
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standards are being introduced to
improve the international
uniformity of electrical
measurements.
School
wins award
James W. Robison, Jr. Secondary
School in Fairfax, Va., has won the
annual Abraxas Award from
Bowdoin, Director of Admissions
William R. Mason announced last
week.
Since 1915, the engraved pewter
plate hsa been presented to the
secondary school whose graduates
maintain the highest academic
standing of any high school group
in the class during their freshman
year at Bowdoin. To be eligible for
the award, a school must have at
leasttwoof its graduates enrolled in
Bowdoin's freshman class.
The winning graduates are Eric
C. Engleman '92 of Fairfax, and
Maria P. Gindhart '92 of Burke, Va.
The award will be presented to
William E. Jackson, Jr., principal of
J.W. Robinson Secondary School,
by J. Matthew Hornbeck,
admissions counselor.
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Breckinridge hosts conference on aging
Bowdoin has received a $39,408
grant from the National Institute
on Aging to support an international
conference on the historical
demography of aging to take place
May 29-June 1, 1990 at the
Breckinridge Public Affairs Center
in York.
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of
Anthropology David I. Kertzer is
the principle organizer of the
conference.
Demographic forces constitute
one of the key domains affecting
the aging process and the lives of
the elderly. The demographic study
of aging has been a growing field
over the past decade, attracting
increased attention especially from
economists and sociologists.
Over the past two years, historical
demography has matured as a field,
with .many studies and new
methods now available. However,
few scholars working in historical
demography have focused directly
on issues involving old people,
while most of the new work in the
demography of aging concerns
contemporary populations. The
Breckinridgeconferenceisintended
to help remedy this situation by
bringing together an international
group of scholars to advance the
historical demography of aging.
The object of the conference is to
encourage historical demographers
who have not previously focused
on the older population to take up
these questions.
During the con ference, 1 3 scholars
will deliver papers which Kertzer
will later edit for publication.
Long organizes religious symposium
New England scholars of religion
will gather at Bowdoin's
Breckinridge Public Affairs Center
in York today for a two-day
symposium entitled, "Re-thinking
the Place of Biblical Studies in the
Academy: Towards a Meta-critical
Map of the Future."
Organizer Burke O. Long,
professor of religion, says the aim
of the symposium is to assess the
changing landscape of Biblical
studies as practiced in America
today. "For example, the training of
Biblical scholars continues to go on
mostly in theological schools, and
yet many, many scholars do their
work in secular environments,"
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according to Long, is reconciling
attitudes, goals, and methods used
in a religious context with the
methods, goals, and purposes of the
study of the Bible in a secular
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differences does that make in the
way the Bible is studied, in the way
it is presented as an item in the
curriculum in higher education, and
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questions, Long has invited three
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in delivering presentations at the
symposium.They are: Lynn Poland,
professor of religion at Bates
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of Old Testament at Andover
Newton Theological School, and
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the presentations and discussions
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Letters to the Editor
The Bowdoin Orient
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To the Editor
A double standard can be
exceedingly devastating to an
argument. Colin Sample's "Left
Fielder" of 10/6/89 proves this to
be the case once again.
The article discussed Barney
Frank's alleged sexual misconduct
and came to the conclusion that the
congressman should be supported
by a letter-writing campaign. But
Mr. Sample makes the same mistake
that The Orient and the targets of his
derision tend to be guilty of:
prejudgement.
- Asians are a minority, too
It was honorable of Mr. Frank to
callforacongressionalinvestigation
into the claims of misconduct, but
until such an inquiry has run its
course, accusations are just that. No
one should pass judgement,
whether for or against, before Mr.
Frank has had his day in court.
1 am a progressive Democrat. I
agree with most of what Mr. Frank
has to say and I agree with Mr.
Sample that he is an impassioned
and forceful proponent of the Left.
But the law is the law, and House
rules are House rules. If Mr. Frank
broke them, then let him pay for his
crimes in the same manner that
Oliver North paid for his: through
due process.
Unquestionably, many on the
Right have tried to condemn Frank
prematurely, but it seems that
devout advocates on both wings of
the American political spectrum can
too easily disregard the principles
of justice to quench their thirst for
victory.
Sincerely,
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The word "minority" is unclear
to me. If someone searches any
American dictionary, "minority"
would be defined as a racial,
religious, political, national or other
group regarded as different from
the larger group of which it is a part.
If this is the right definition, then
logically Asians, whether American
or not, would be considered a
minority at Bowdoin College. The
number of Asian students in this
college is approximately the same
as the black students. Yet, a special
event called "minority weekend" is
held only for lacks and hispanics. Is
Bowdoin College trying indirectly
to be like some universities which
limit the number of students of
certain ethnic groups? According to
the college catalogue in the
"Admission to the College" section,
the College seeks a class full of
differences: "students with different
talents, of different backgrounds,
from d if ferent places, with d ifferent
pointsof view." Ihope this statement
is not contradicting the school's
policy on admission concerning
Asian students.
Asian students should be
definitely allowed to participate in
minority weekend. I strongly believe
that this acceptance of Asian
students into the program will be
an easy transition because Bowdoin
College is "an institution for society
as a whole." The faculty, staff, and
students should not be blinded and
dominated by several "stereotypes"
that unfortunately exist, one of
which is that Asian students will
probably go to other more
traditional institutions. Also, just
like other minority students, there
exist a lot of Asian students who
want to visit the campus but,
because of financial problems
cannot afford to do so. I would like
the college to give Asians the same
opportunity given toother minority
groups.
Having been here for three years,
I have noticed the school's greater
concern for Asians. A year ago, an
Asian Interest Group was
established. The group has received
support from faculty,
administrative officers, and other
student organizations. I strongly
believe that this new organization,
wit its great enthusiasm and effort,
will help the college achieve its goal
of getting more students with
different backgrounds.
Sincerely,
Marco Oshiro
Co-President, Asian Interest
Group
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Friday, October 13, 1989
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While The Orient has never been,
nor will it ever be, called by
anyone one of the country's
best publications, the same cannot be
said for U.S. News & World Report. In
recent years, the magazine has come on
strong in a market dominated by Time
and Newsweek, and has come o be
recognized as one of America's top
weekly news magazines.
U.S. News & World Report comes out
annually with a comprehensive ranking
of this country's institutions of higher
learning. On the one hand, everyone
knows that comparing colleges and
ranking them from best to worst is at best
a wild guess. No institution is the same,
and every school has its own character,
strengths and weaknesses that no formula
can ever to hope to calculate accurately.
But on the other hand, such rankings
are undeniably influential in the minds
of many. A comprehensive guide like
that presented in this week's U.S. News &
World Report is often the first step for
prospective students and their parents.
Many harbor ambitions to go to "one of
the top ten colleges" and use the rankings
to determine just what they are.
In last year's report, Bowdoin ranked
ninth. This is something the Admissions
Office was surely glad to point out to
prospective students. 'Top Ten" had a
nice ring to it.
But this year, readers notice that
Bowdoin has fallen from the top ten, all
the way to 13th place. Many will think
this is trivial: really how much difference
can there be between ninth place and
13th? And who really cares anyway.
The fact is, though, that no matter how
much Bowdoin detests these rankings,
and no matter how little value or effect
they have for prospectives, it is in
Bowdoin's best interest to place as high
as possible. 13th just doesn't sound as
good as 'Top Ten," and, perhaps more
significantly, it places in the mind of the
reader that nagging question, "What has
happened to Bowdoin since last year?
Gosh, that school must be going
downhill."
To discover that Bowdoin's ranking
was calculated in U.S. News & World
Report's Super-Double-Secret Formula
with incorrect figures is shocking. One
wonders just what the editors of the
magazine were thinking when they
placed Bowdoin 72nd in the Financial
Resources category. This was the lowest
ranking by any school on any one
category. Apparently, however, it never
occurred to the editors to investigate why .
Had they done so, they would have
come across the Library Budget figure of
$37,669. Being the wise and intelligent
men and women that we are sure they
are, they might have wondered how it
was that a school that ranks third in
student selectivity manages to entice such
bright students while spending less than
$30 per student on its library.
In fact, Bowdoin's library is quite
fantastic, and its budget is over $1.5
million. But the college-bound senior in
Louisiana probably won't know that if
they believe the U.S. News & World Report
article.
We think it is sad in the first place that
such a respectable publication would take
complete leave of its collective senses
and print such erroneous and misleading
information. But we think it sadder still
that such a respected publication is
unwilling to publicly admit its mistake.
Director of Public Relations and
Publications Richard Mersereau said that,
to their credit, the magazine was being
"apologetic." Gosh, that's great.
We think what U.S. News & World Report
did issimply shoddy journalism and that
it should admit so publicly. They should
print a corrected listing with Bowdoin in
its proper place. Heck, we admit it: we
want to be in the Top Ten where we
belong.
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Letters
Alumna expresses anger
(Editor's note: The following letter was sent to
President Greason.lt is reprinted with permission
of the author here.)
Dear President Greason and the Science
Center Building Committee:
The Building Committee's decision to
massacre many of the magnificent Bowdoin
pines may have caused an unexpected
backlash of alumni disapproval. This is the
latest in a series of actions by the College
which have caused me to question my
allegiance as an alumna.
Last year the College's financial priorities
appeared to be out of line by the incurrence of
a substantial debt in the construction and
outfitting of the new field house.
Notwithstanding these expenditures, plans
proceeded for theconstruction of an expensive
new science center. Students' debt burdens
have soared by the College's decision to
further increase its elitist tuition, an action
which undermines efforts to attract a
socioeconomically diverse student body. In
these three matters I averted my gaze at what
appears to be fiscal irresponsibility and
continued to promote through BASIC
(Bowdoin Alumni Schools and Interviewing
Committees) the Bowdoin I had regarded as
a progressive institution. The Building
Committee's lumbering practices ha ve further
toppled my faith in Bowdoin as a leader in
environmentally aware education.
The hypocrisy inherent in this action greatly
disturbs me,especially since my own scientific
interests arose from ecological topics
presented in my undergraduate years. My
first encounter with the threat of the
"greenhouse effect" took place in the fall of
1978 as one of Mr. Butcher's inorganic
chemistry students in Cleaveland Hall. I find
it tragic and ironic that the institution which
first awakened me to- the dangers of
deforestation has now become a wholesale
contributor to the problem, even as it trains
students to become part of the solution.
Removal of the pine trees for a common
parking lot also raises doubts concerning the
value you and your architects place on campus
esthetics. The college bought a quick fix to its
Applause for mock trial
To the Editor:
Applause and appreciation to the P.R.S.G.
and everyone who assisted in the simulated
rape trial. The presentation was informative,
interesting, well organized and executed. A
risk was taken in not utilizing a traditional
approach with this presentation, and that
parking problems at the expense of one of its
most cherished assets. A more innovative
approach would have involved placing
parking spaces in an underground garage
beneath the new buildings. Since the College
has extended itself underground in the
addition to the library and in the Visual Arts
Center, reluctance to consider this alternative
seems inconsistent with pre viousconstruction
projects.
This spring as a medical student at the
University ofTennessee I led a student protest
against the Shelby County Commissioners
and the Memphis City Council for their failure
to preserve four majestic oak and magnolia
trees on the proposed site of a city outpatient
clinic. In dealing with an immobile
government bureaucracy I hardly expected
to have my requests for the trees' preservation
to be granted serious consideration. In a small
college community like Bowdoin, however, I
find it distressing that the pleas of students,
faculty, and staff were not taken into account
in planning for the future of their working
environment. When such concerns are not
addressed and a satisfactory compromise
attained, questions arise about the
receptiveness and motives of the
administration.
Words cannot fully express my dismay at
the shortsightedness of the administration in
destroying the natural assets of the Bowdoin
campus. It appears that the lumber barons of
the north woods have attacked the College
community with full blessingsof the Trustees
and the Building Committee. I cannot continue
to condone Bowdoin's activities through my
alumna giving or by serving as a BASIC
representative. Until the College plants 240
young trees to replace those it destroyed
(assuming a 75% seedling mortality), you will
have to find an alternate BASIC representative
to serve the Memphis and west Tennessee
area.
I regret that such an action is necessary to
express my disapproval.
Sincerely,
Emily M. McClure '82
was most refreshing. Your efforts are greatly
appreciated. Onceagainappla use to members
of P.R.S.G., Beverly Gelwick, Anne
Underwood, and all participants who made
this possibility a reality.
Kathi Brown
Counseling Service
Fkiimv OlTOBKR 13. 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
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Onini
Hatred is not the answer
Fire At Will
Adam Najberg
On Saturday night, October 7,
three Jewish college students were
beaten within an inch of their lives
by twenty white males in
Brooklyn. On the same night
buildings and cars in the posh
suburb of Wcllesley, MA were
spray-painted with ethnic slurs,
swastikas and Nazi SS symbols.
Boston police suspect Skinhead
involvement.
Both events are examples of
wanton violence and hatred. They
are also expressions of fear, as a
small amount of America's white,
blue-collar. Christian majority is
finding it hard to deal with the
success of minorities in our
country. The way a portion of our
working class handles the threat
of minority ascension is to lash
out. This can't be done by
individuals, so we have the
upswing of hate groups like the
Neo-Nazis and the Skinheads, as
well as the Ku Klux Klan.
To be sure, the same fear exists
in our establishment in the middle
and upper classes. There, it results
in subtle forms of discrimination
in hiring policies and not-so-subtle
neighborhood and lifestyle
segregation. This fear has even
spread to our education system,
where schools like the University
of California at Berkeley limit the
percentage of Asian students
entering the institution.
It's hard to accept that there
isn't a VCR on the market that
isn't made by an Asian company,
or that an American auto worker's
paycheck is coming from a
Japanese keiretsu. It's hard to
accept that the penniless "kikes"
of one or two generations ago have
risen and their children are now
out-earning and out-achieving the
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants of
today. It is also hard to accept that
Affirmative Action laws (1978) is
not a passing fad and will remain
V
in place until a modicum of equality
results in this unequal society.
Jews have it the easiest in today's
America. Our identity can remain a
secret, if we choose. We have no
horns. We have also contributed
greatly to America's progress over
the last two centuries. Asians are
grudgingly accepted, because of a
superior work ethicand competence
that has become the stereotype of
those with origins in the Pacific rim.
African-Americans have it hard.
There is a stigma attached to
American blacks. It is eay to deny
the African-Americans social
equality because they did n't have it
for so many years, and more
recently, because Affirmative
Action quotas and awards targeted
for minorities have cheapened
achievement in the minds of the
whites who lose out. Thus comes
the white creation of the term
"reverse discrimination."
The two examples of violence
above happened to be against Jews.
They could have been directed
against any minority. The Howard
Beach slayings, a Skinhead attack
on a homosexual in the Fenway area
of Boston and the Vincent Chin case
all lay testament to this assertion.
What should the response to
violent and abusive attacks be? I
have never been a proponent of
"turn the other cheek." I also try not
to stoop to the level of those
attacking me and my own by name-
calling. I am not on the side of those
who would blow holes in the heads
of those ignorant enough to
perpetuate the attacks. Neither of
the last two solutions effects any
positive change. There might be a
moment of self-satisfaction, but
what's the point?
I was disturbed to read of a
representative of Jews for Jesus
trying to speak for all Jews in the
Orient . I was disturbed when I read
the first issue of The Black Current,
not because of its two stated
publication purposes, but because
of the labels its articles tag onto
people,propagating bipolarization.
What good does it do to label
someone a "racist?" Doesn't this
contribute to the racial tension one
writer claims exists at Bowdoin,
rather than working to eliminate
it?
What is interesting about
American law and the American
Constitution is that it protects the
rights of those hate me, as well as
upholding my rights. That stinks,
but it is being constantly
reaffirmed in court cases. I'll be
the first one to protest if the KKK
marches in my town, one of a
majority of Americans who
despise what the group stands for.
That is my right.
It hurts me to say it, but
organizations in this country like
the Neo-Nazis, Skinheads, Black
Panthers and KKK have the right
to express their feelings, even to
the point of hating me within the
bounds of the law.
Expressing their feelings and
exercising their rights does not go
as far as trampling on my rights
and beliefs. If a group tries to
deface my synagogue or burns a
cross on my lawn, I will be out
thre, baseball bat in hand,
defending my rights where the
Constitution has failed. I hope it
will never come to that, because
then I am only continuing a
problem, rather than working to
solve it.
In some places, militancy might
be the only way to gain social
acceptance. It might be the only
way for South Africa to topple a
government that discriminates on
the basis of skin color. We don't
have that kind of government in
America. Hatred of minorities
exists here, but I still believe that
working within the system to
reduce it is more productive than
venting frustrations or fighting it
with reciprocated hatred. Leaders
like Daniel Inouye, Tom Bradley
and Howard Metzenbaum are all
example of this. I hope they believe
that equality in the long run is
more important than name-calling
and hatred for one second of
satisfaction.
Avenge Oscar Wilde I
!
The Left Fielder
Colin Sample
Owing to my incorrigible
verbosity and to the usual
constraints of time and space a few
important points were edited out
oflastweek'scolumnon the Barney
Frank "scandal."
First, it should be noted that there
are only three possible substantive
charges against Frank. Stephen
Gobie, the prostitute, charges that
Frank knew all along about the
little palace of pleasure being run
in his apartment, and that the
representative used his
Congressional immunity from
parking tickets to fix tickets Gobie
had incurred while picking up
tricks. So Frank could be charged
with solicitation for the purpose of
prostitution and with the abuse of
his official privileges. But Frank
denies both charges and maintains
that the House ethics investigation
will exonerate him. This would
leave only the charge of sodomy.
Now if the city of Washington,
D.C. decides not to prosecute him
for moving out of the missionary
position, then the only reason for
Barney Frank to resign will be the
displeasure of "the people,"
whipped up by the news media
and by such sterling citizens as
Geraldo Rivera, at the conduct of
his private life.
This invasion of Frank's privacy
is what I mean by sexism. The
titillation of the media and their
audiences at Frank's painful
predicament is indicative of
Americans' adolescent hatred of
homosexuality and of their prudish
attitude toward sex in general.
Consider Time's condescending
suggestion that we "learn to forgive
the sinner while hating the sin," or
Newswcek's nonsensical avowal
that attacking corruption and
roguishncss at HUD and other
sinks of public parasitism on the
one hand while sleeping with a
prostitute on the other makes Frank
a hypocrite. Consider also the
results of a Newsuvek poll which
found 40 per cent of Americans
believing that homosexuals should
be barred from Congress. Take in
the public tiradeofaCongressman,
William Danncmeyer (R. Cal),
against the "homosexual
movement" which is intent upon
destroying the "social foundations
of America." "We must," he raved,
"either defeat militant
homosexuality or it will defeat us."
Considerthehighschoolsand prep
schools you went to, and the
terrifying stigma attached to
homosexuality there (and perhaps
among some circles here?).
The nervously neanderthal
attitude of homophobia is sexism
of the worst sort, on a par with the
once common assertion that
women are too emotional to vote
or to hold public office. It is
thoroughly irrational and, because
of the very real damage it does to
people's lives (cf. the Dept. of
Health &. Human Services' recent
report on gay youth suicide),
immoral and unjust. Twcre better,
rather than poking our prudish,
moralistic noses into Barney
Frank's private life, to reflect upon
the painful double lifche led for so
long as a public figure who could
have no private life, but had to
shut the stirrings of love or desire
in a closet for fear of being
destroyed by sexism.
Letters — -
Tennis tourney a success
Kappa Sig dispels rumors
To the Editor:
I'd like to thank all the Bowdoin
students who partcipated in the
Second Annual Zete Charity Tennis
Tournament this past Sunday. The
To the Editor.
As Alpha Kappa Sigma comes off
of probation, we feel it necessary to
assess the impact our punishment
has had upon the Bowdoin
community. The administration's
response has been two-fold. On one
hand, they have shown remarkable
and admirable restraint in their
reaction. By giving the Inter-
Fraternity Council the power to
make decisions regarding
disciplinary action, the collegejias
taken an important step towards
creating an impartial judiciary
system capableofaddressingfuture
violations. In this way, the college
hopes that the fraternity system,
through peer pressure and, if
necessary, punitive sanctions, will
both govern and police itself.
However, this positive
d evelopment has been off-set by the
administration's more public
reaction. Against he spirit of
cooperation and progress, the
administration has sought to use
the rumors arising out of this
incident to impart amongst
freshmen and, more importantly,
alumni a negative imageof Bowdoin
fraternities. Public announcements
by administrators to alumni groups
have been fraught with false
information and exaggerations.
What is worrisome is the fact that
theseadministratorsmusthavebeen
well aware of these errors, and yet
still chose to make false claims. It is
clear that their intention was to
substantiate an unpleasant
fraternity stereotype.
To protect ourselves against
further denunciation, as well as to
offer the college community a more
reasonable depiction of Alpha
Kappa Sigma and fraternities in
general, we feel it necessa ry to d ispel
many of the rumors that still
surround the incident. 1) To begin
with, 14 kegs were not consumed at
our September 16th party in two
hours, nor in any amount of time. 2)
While it is true that we had too
many people in the house, capacity
limits had, at that time, not been set.
3) We followed almost every aspect
of the then existing IFC policy
regarding parties including:
checking IDs at the door, selling
tickets, and having party monitors.
4) Brunswidt police did not arrive
at the party at any time. 5) The
president of Alpha Kappa Sigma
was not arrested. 6) The student
who had to go to the infirmary was
drinking and left the house before
the party started . 7) Beer was neither
poured on Dean Lewallen's head
nor on any other part of his body.
Hopefully, with these rumors laid
to rest, Alpha Kappa Sigma and the
fraternity system can both learn
from this incident and put it behind
them, and go on to enjoy another
successful year at Bowdoin.
Alan Parks, president
and the members of Alpha Kappa
Sigma
Proctors thanked
To the Editor:
Thank you to the Board of
Proctors for organizing a very
successful Dorm Olympics program
last Saturday .The turnout appeared
to be great and everyone involved
seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Has everyone gotten the pudding
and whipped cream cleaned off after
the pie eating contest? Good job!
Ana M. Brown
Assistant Dean Of Students
tournament was a success, raising
SI 77 for the Tedford Shelter for the
homeless in Brunswick, and all the
players seemed to enjoy themselves.
Also, special thanks to J & J Sports of
Brunswick and Sports East of
Topsham for donating the tennis
balls, and to the winning team of
Rob Anderson/NicoleGastonguay
and the runners-up, Doug Beal/
Ellen Mitchell, for donating thecash
prizes back to the Tedford Shelter. I
hope to see you next year.
Sincerely,
Robert T. McDowell
Associate Director of Zeta Psi
"Have a great
weekend zoith
your parents!!
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NUMBER 7
Bowdoin feels effects
of California quake
Compiled from ORIENT staff re-
ports
The aftershocks of Tuesday's
earthquake in San Francisco were
felt even here on the Bowdoin cam-
pus. Many of Bowdoin's students
are from the San Francisco area, and
as news of the tragic earthquake un-
folded, most of them could be found
manning the phones, watching tele-
vision news programs or listening
to the radio in search of information
about the safety of families and
friends.
At least one member of the Bow-
doin community was actually in the
Bay area during the quake. Assis-
tant Directorof Public Relationsand
Publications Tatiana Bernard was
vacationing in Santa Cruz, which
was very near the epicenter of the
quake. She reported Wednesday
that she was safe, but that utilities
and roads in Santa Cruz "were a
mess.
Chris Theisen '92 is a nine-year
resident of Marin County which
overlooks the San Francisco Bay.
Although he does not live in San
Francisco, Theisen has always gone
to school in the city and his parents
both work there. Theisen first heard
of the earthquake Tuesday night
about 9 p.m. on the radio. He spent
the remainder of the night alternat-
ing between watching the televised
coverage in a friend's room and at-
tempting to call his family and
friends. His grandparents finally
contacted him with the welcome
news that the family was safe. The-
isen, as of Wednesday afternoon,
was still unable to contact his par-
ents because of busy phone lines.
Theisen expressed relief that his
family safely endured the earth-
quake, which registered 6.9 on the
Richter scale, even though his step-
Rodriguez speaks of
his "Americanization"
CHRIS FOX
ORIENT Contributor «
Richard Rodriguez discussed
his autobiography Hunger of Mem-
ory at Kresge Auditorium on
Tuesday night in front of a small
crowd of people. Rodriguez was
scheduled to speak during fresh-
man orientation but due to com-
plications with his flight he was
forced to reschedule.
Rodriguez grew up in a Catho-
lic Spanish speaking family in Sac-
ramento, California. As a young
child, Spanish was the first lan-
guage of his household, however,
he claims that by going to catholic
grade school and attending Stan-
ford University that the American
Educational system not only
changed his native language into
"American" but also changed his
life as well.
The speech began by focusing
on his childhood experiences in
the classroom. It was in the class-
room that he began io feel isolated,
different and alone for the first
time in his life. By losing the ability
to speak his native language, he
felt pushed away to the point that
there was no escape. He observed
that "There is something in Amer-
(Continued on page 9)
Richard Rodriguez speaks to students at the Afro-Am. Photo by
\Annalisa Schmorleitz
The Bowdoin College Chorale performed as part of the James Bowdoin Day Ceremonies. Photo by
Annalisa Schmorleitz.
father and sister were in the city
when the earthquake struck. The-
isen'smother thought the entire city
was on fire because of all the smoke
from various gas main fires. De-
spite their good fortune, his family
is leaving for Sonoma County to
"ride out any aftershocks."
Many other students spent anx-
ious hours waiting for news. Lynne
Mastre'91, a resident of Palo Alto,
about thirty miles south of San Fran-
cisco, said that her parents were out
of town at the time of the quake.
(Continued on page 4)
Pickering envisions new goals for U.N.
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Staff
A new agenda of issues for the
United Nations was among topics
discussed during a speech deliv-
ered by Thomas R. Pickering '53,
the United States Ambassador to
the United Nations, at the annual
James Bowdoin Day exercises last
Friday.
Pickering graduated from Bow-
doin cum laude in history. He re-
ceived an honorary Doctorate of
Laws from the college in 1984.
After graduation, Pickering
worked in the Foreign Service
Department on the national level.
He served as United States Ambas-
sador to Jordan, Nigeria, El Salva-
dor and Israel before accepting his
present position under President
George Bush.
Pickering emphasized that major
changes within individual members
of the United Nations have affected
the goals of the organization for the
1990's. He contrasted the "story of
the last four decades," averting
nuclear war, with the agend a for the
next decade. Topics to be addressed
in the future include the environ-
ment, narcotics, terrorism, human
rights, development of nations,
Third World debt, and world popu-
lation.
In addition to the new agenda,
Pickering discussed theimportance
of maintaining a spirit of coopera-
tion within the United Nations. He
said that the emergence of new atti-
tudes within countries has contrib-
uted to this cooperation.
Pickering said that within the So-
viet Union, new attitudes toward
peace, war and planetary coopera-
tion have added to this new atmos-
phereintheorganization. Similarly,
Pickering stated, recent changes in
the United States have focused at-
tention on global issues, including
the environment, narcotics, terror-
ism and human rights, rather than
military issues.
However, Pickering added, the
United Nations must continue to
search for new ways to avert nu-
clear conflict. He commended the
organization for successfully avoid-
ing nuclear confrontation over the
past 40 years.
The United Nations must con-
tinue to "work together to build
small achievements," Pickering
said. He offered several examples
of successful operations sponsored
by the organization during the past
months.
Pickering noted the United Na-
tions was instrumental in shutting
down many regional wars, includ-
ing the conflict in Afghanistan and
)
the Iran-Iraq war. Conflicts in
Namibia and Angola also have been
brought under control through
United Nations efforts. He also
mentioned that in future months,
the United Nations has a potential
to have input in peace processes in
Central America and Cambodia.
While facing the challenges of
preserving peace, the United Na-
tions must ensure that diplomatic
processes follow principles of
"equity, justice and balance," Pick-
ering added. He said that solutions
to global problems must not widen
rifts between industrial and devel-
oping nations.
Pickering concluded his address
by stating that assisting countries
in working internationally to deal
with problems of the coming dec-
ade is a challenging task. "We will
certainly need all of the help we can
get," he said, encouraging audience
members to consider careers in the
foreign service.
Due to Fall Break, the ORIENT will be pub-
lished on Thursday, October 26 next week.
INSIDE October 20, 1989
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 20, 1989
HEALTHBEAT:
Occurence of genital warts on the rise
JULIE MARIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Staff
The average college student
faces many health concerns, rang-
ing from the common cold or flu to
broken bones or mononucleosis.
But more and more college health
services are stressing the need for
student awareness of other ill-
nesses.
The American College Health
Association has found that re-
ported cases of genital Human
Papillomavirus (commonly known
as genital warts) have increased
500 percent in the past fifteen years.
Studies show that HPV is reaching
epidemic proportions among col-
lege-age populations.
HPV is a sexually transmitted
disease not easily detectable. The
symptoms includeclusters of cells,
or warts, in the genital areas. These
warts may or may not be visible
and are usually painless. The virus
is difficult to discern unless the
overt symptoms appear or a medi-
cal test reveals the presenceof HPV.
Health services are raising con-
cern about the virus because it is
not curable, but is treatable. I n other
words, HPV is a chronic virus that
may not appear for months or
years. The individual warts can be
treated, but research shows that
the disease itself does not go away.
It may only be controlled.
HPV warts may be removed ei-
ther by chemicals, lasers or freez-
ing. The danger of not treating
HPV is that it has been associated
with certain types of cancers, es-
pecially cancer of the cervix. It
may also cause complications
during pregnancy and delivery.
Robin Bcltramini, the nurse
practitioner handling gynecology
at the Health Center, said there is
no special test for HPV and there
are probably a great number of
cases that have not been diag-
nosed. Bcltramini stated when she
first came to Bowdoin four years
ago, she assumed the major health
problem on the campus would be
pregnancy. But she said that sexu-
ally transmitted diseases, includ-
ing HPV, are much more com-
mon.
Bcltramini stressed the use of
condoms to protect against such
diseases as HPV, even when em-
ploying other forms of birth con-
trol. Bowdoin's Health Service
promotes the use of condoms and
works to disseminate information
about the prevention of sexually
transmitted diseases.
Bcltramini was not sure exactly
how prevalent HPV is on the
Bowdoin campus, but she stated
emphatically "(You) must use con-
doms all the time. You can't be too
careful."
Anyone wanting more informa-
tion on HPV or any other sexually
transmitted disease can contact the
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Brakewood presides over assembly
This week witnessed the reap-
pearance of the Student Senate. No
one knows how long it has been
since the last Senate met or why the
group stopped meeting, but Dan
Brakewood '90, vice-chair of the
Executive Board, said he hopes the
new Senate can make an impact on
the administration of the college.
The first meeting of the Student
Senate was held Wednesday, Octo-
ber 1 8. The Senate, presided over by
Brakewood, is composed of all of
the student representatives and al-
ternates to Faculty and Governing
Boards Committees, as well as rep-
resentatives at-large to the Govern-
ing Boards.
The purpose of the Student Sen-
ate is to improve the communica-
tion between the administration and
the student body, so that the stu-
dents can be a more effective voice
on campus. "A lot of things have
been happening on campus. And
they happen and then students react
to them afterwards," Brakewood
said.
Brakewood said the Senate is
scheduled to meet prior to every
Governing Boards meeting, which
works out to be three times a year.
The purpose of Wednesday's
meeting was to create a student
platform to be presented to the
Governing Boards for their meeting
this weekend .
During the meeting, student rep-
resentatives to each of the Govern-
ing Board committees and repre-
sentatives to two of the Faculty com-
mittees gave a short presentation
describing the purpose and goals of
their respective committees.
Following the reports, the group
discussed the concerns of the stu-
dent body and which issues should
be outlined in the platform.
The Senate decided the most
important concern was the need for
students to be better informed of
the policy of the college, especially
the need to be informed of changes
to this policy in a "more timely
manner," said Brakewood.
The platform also stresses the
need for a more concerted effort by
the college into recycling and envi-
ronmental conservation in general.
This included divestment from
companies which are environmen-
tally unsound.
The Senate also outlines their
position on rising tuition costs,
asking the college to keep tuition
hikes in close line with inflation.
Other issues outlined by the plat-
form include asking the college to
issue clear guidelines forupcoming
changes to the fraternity system, as
well as to continue their examina-
tion of the grading system and grade
inflation.
An additional statement by the
Senate states their disapproval of
the U.S. News and World Report rank-
ing of the college.
OCS offers Career Exploration Day
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
So, what are you going to do when
you graduate? Go to law school?
Become a reporter? Have absolutely
no idea at all?
Regardless of whether your life
after Bowdoin is clear or still uncer-
tain, Career Exploration Day was
something not to be missed.
There were two sessions this af-
ternoon, at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
in which alumni met to discuss their
respective career fields.
It was a great way to both leam
about various careers and meet
people who are successful at what
they do.
"We decide what different career
fields we are going to offer and then
we invite alumni in those fields to
participate," said Marj Seymour, the
administrative secretary in the Of-
fice of Career Services. "It's a good
opportunity for the students to meet
the alumni and ask questions."
Students who participated in the
Exploration Day signed upon a first-
come-first-serve basis in the Career
Services office. There was even a
luncheon for a small number of
students to get together with some
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informally.
There was a wide range of choices
today,aseight different career fields
were presented. For those aspiring
to become financial wizards, there
was a session on the financial mar-
ketplace, which included graduates
from Portland and prestigious firms
in New York City.
Careers in consulting and educa-
tion were also well-represented,
especially by people who gradu-
ated over ten years ago, whose long-
term experience in their field should
be a big help to many students.
The communications field fea-
tured grads from all different types
of media — radio, television, maga-
zines, and newspapers.
The Office of Career Service also
selected sales, health, environmental
options, and self-designed careers
to focus on this year. Although most
of thealumniworkontheEast Coast,
Edwin McGowan '89, an intern in
Alaska, returned to share his expe-
riences in an environmental career.
There was something here for just
about everyone. Many people worry
about what to do after graduation
and Career Exploration Day was a
great help in solving some of those
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The Bowdoin Orient
Freshmen come on strong
Class elections draw large turnout at open forum
Page 3
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
"I know I am the person for this
office because I was a member of
my high school student council. I
want to make the Class of 1993 the
best in Bowdoin history. But I need
your support. Please vote for me on
Monday."
These comments are what some
of the freshman candidates said in
their speeches last night in the Beam
Classroom in the Visual Arts Cen-
ter. Nineteen candidates gave a
speech why they should be elected
in front of a crowd of 50 freshman.
Freshman Class elections will be
held Monday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in
the lounge in Coles Tower. Win-
ners will be announced Monday at
7:30 p.m. in the Main Lounge in the
Moulton Union.
The candidates running for treas-
urer are Mark Schulze, Erin ONeil
and Dlyan Miyake.
'The turnout was awe-
some. I'm glad to see fresh-
men so enthused." -
Gerald Jones '92, Executive
Board
Candidates running for secretary
include Truax McFarland, Kate
Harrington, Kevin Thompson and
Keri Saltzman. For vice president,
Ara Cohen, Nathan McClennan,
Shana Hunter, Cat Spemy and Adele
Maurer are running. Candidates
running for president are Ken Wa-
ters, Diane Shiels, Beth Lowe, John
Burke, Khurram Dastgir-Khan,
Louis Saban Jr. and Gwyn Kelser.
Winners for each office will be
determined by which candidates
have the most votes, according to
Gerald Jones '92, a member of the
Executive Board and chair of the
freshman elections. So, a candidate
can conceiveably win by one vote.
If two candidates have the same
number of votes, a runoff will be
held after fall break.
All candidates attended a man-
datory Executive Board meeting
Monday. They also had to attain 50
freshman signatures to run.
Student response low on tuna boycott
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
Troubled times could lie ahead
for tuna consumers, if the Bowdoin
College Dining Service follows the
Earth Island Institute tuna boycott.
According to the Institute, "hun-
dredsofdolphinsdrown everyday"
in the mile-long nets used to catch
yellowfin tuna (the most commonly
used fish in canned tuna). The Earth
Island Institute is urging the boy-
cotting of all canned tuna in order to
persuade the canning companies to
'limit their purchases to tuna caught
without harmingdolphins," accord-
ing to the Tuna Boycott Bulletin of
April 1989.
Mary Lou Kennedy, director of
dining service, first learned of the
boycott from Sara Goldsmith '89, a
Bowdoin graduate who now works
at the San Francisco Earth Island
Institute. Goldsmith asked that tuna
be removed from the menu as part
of the Save the Dolphins Project.
This was not the first time Dining
Service had heard of the dolphin
massacres, according to Kennedy.
The decision to offer only albacore
tuna was made last semester in
response to articles appearing in
various food journals. Albacore tuna
do not swim with dolphins so the
netting of these particular fish does
not result in the death of any dol-
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Other possible tuna substitutes
besides albacore are various salads
such as tofu, shrimp, seafood, crab,
chicken or egg. Kennedy said tofu,
seafood, chicken and egg salads are
currently offered, although shrimp
and crab salads are too expensive to
include on the menus. Another al-
ternative is pilchard, a salt water
fish. According to Kennedy, Bow-
doin tested this fish about three years
ago and students did not like the
heavier, fishier taste.
The Dining Service did not im-
mediately remove all tuna from their
menus because it is a very popular
food on campus. Said Kennedy,
"almost every group of people will
eat tuna fish."
In order to get student input be-
fore reaching a final decision to keep
or remove albacore tuna from
menus, Kennedy posted Gold-
smith's letter ard asked for com-
ments both in the first dining news-
letter and at the Dining Service
Advisory Committee meeting.
The Dining Service decided to
continue offering albacore tuna
because few students appeared to
support the total boycott. Only two
students attended the Advisory
meeting and only one or two pro-
boycott comment slips were re-
ceived. Said Kennedy, "opinion as
we're hearing it seems to lean much
more toward keeping the albacore."
Noticeably absent from the de-
bate, limited though it appears to
be, are campus environmental
groups such as the Greens and the
Druids. The Save the Dolphins
Project has been discussed at Druid
meetings, said Ted Labbe '92, coor-
dinator of the Druids, but "no one
grabbed onto it." Labbe continued
to cite the group's involvement with
pa per conservation but said the tuna
issue was "very important" and that
he would "love to see someone work
with it."
If any students are interested in
the Save the Dolphins Project they
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Execs discuss elections
RICHARD LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
The Executive Board opened its
meeting Monday night by ad-
dressingtheassembled candidates
for freshman class officers. Sev-
eral board members spoke briefly
on what they thought the posi-
tions entailed, both in terms of
work and in terms of attitude.
Gerald Jones '92, himself hold-
ing the office of Vice-President of
the sophomore class in addition
to his seat on the board, said that a
class office "is what you make of
it," and voiced his hope that those
elected would continue to prove
that class officers are a valuable
link between the students and the
student government.
An open forum was held at 7:30
Thursday night in Beam Class-
room. Each candidate was asked
to turn over their petition and
make a short speech about their
goals and qualifications. The elec-
tions will be held all day next
Monday in Coles Tower, by the
freshman mailboxes.
Due to an error in the inter-
viewing and selection process, a
proposal was made by the selec-
tion committee to open up an-
other seat on the Bias Committee.
This seat will be offered to a quali-
fied candidate who, because of
therushed natureof the selections,
was unjustly overlooked by the
committee.
The board announced that the
VS^tudent Senate would meet on
Wednesday evening for the first
time in as long as many people can
remember. The Senate consists of
all student who hold positions in
the student government and on
Governing Boards committees. At
present, the Senate numbers some
fifty to sixty students, who hold
the ninety positions that qualify
for Senate membership. Dan
Brakewood '90, Vice-Chair of the
Exec Board and therefore desig-
nated to preside over the Student
Senate, called it an "information-
sharing system." Each meeting will
consist of reports from the mem-
bers and an open forum.
In other business, the Exec
Board:
• Confirmed that Direct Line:
Africa had obtained a faculty ad-
visor and met the cond itions of the
board and thus granted them their
request for an FC-3 charter.
• Referred the Juggling Club
and the musical revue "Straight to
the Bar" to the Charter Organiza-
tion Committee; both groups are
applying for FC-3 charters.
• Elected Suzanne Gunn '92
Parliamentarian of the Exec Board .
Her duties will principally involve
advising the board on the rules of
order to which it subscribes.
• Distributed copies of the
working document composed by
last year's board to re-write the
Constitution of the Student As-
sembly. Amendments to the docu-
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 20, 1989
Warren to receive alumni award
Harry K. Warren of Brun-
swick, director of career serv-
ices and the Moulton Union, will
receive the 27th annual Alumni
Award for Faculty and Staff from
the Bowdoin College Alumni
Council tomorrow at the Homecom-
ing Luncheon.
The award, established in 1963, is
presented "for service and devo-
tion to Bowdoin, recognizing that
the college in
a larger sense
includes both
students and
alumni."
Warren has
been widely
praised for his
3 management
I of the Moul-
ton Union,
which con-
tains the Col-
M lege reception
I and informa-
tion center,
the canpus
telephone
switchboard,
the bookstore,
dining facili-
ties, a travel
agency office,
banking and
mail facilities,
the game
room, WBOR
headquarters, and various of-
fices.
As director of career services,
Warren helps undergraduate
and alumni /ae to better under-
stand themselves in relation to
the world of work and to intro-
duce them to the process of ca-
reer planning. In doing so, War-
ren and his staff assist students
in their transition to work or
graduate study and prepare
them to deal with later career
and life decisions.
A former executive with In-
ternational Business Machines
Corporation (IBM), Warren
joined the Bowdoin staff in 1965
as assistant director of Moulton
Union. He was promoted to di-
rector in 1969 and was named
director of career services in 1972.
A native of Swarthmore, Pa.,
Warren is a 1953 graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania. He
is currently president of the
Brunswick chapter of Independ -
ence Association for Retarded
Citizens.
The Alumni Award will be
presented by Alumni Council
President William S. Faraci '69
of Bradford, Mass.
k Harry
K. Warren
■
Bizarre Bowdoin Trivia
The purpose of Bizarre Bowdoin Trivia is to educate students, faculty
and the community about some historical occurences and some present
day happenings that many of us are not aware of.
Historical
• Maine Hall had to be rebuilt twice after it burned down in 1822 and
1837.
• Duke Ellington performed once here in the I95(ys.
• The college library was only open Wednesday afternoons in 1807 for
students to return and check out books.
• The Little Mitchell House, the Afro- American center, was supposedly
a stop on the underground railroad. This fact, however, has never been
verified.
• From 1862-1921, Adams Hall facilitated Bowdoin's Medical School.
Current
• Back and current issues of Playboy magazine (with pictures) are on
microfiche in the basement of the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.
• If you are looking at the front of Hubbard Hall, you can see that there
is a downspout on the left side.
• Professors' average salaries with average fringe benefits*
Full Associate Assistant
Bowdoin $68,000 $49,300 $38,500
Colby 67,800 47,100 36,100
Harvard 95,000 52,500 47,500
• Source: Academe (Bulletin of the American Association of University
Professors), "Annual Report On the Economic Status of the Profession,
1988-1989".
—Compiled by Andrew Wheeler, ORIENT Staff.
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Beyond Bowdoin
Last Temptation" Causes Uproar Colleges need core curriculum
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About 1 ,200 people turned out on
the Oklahoma State University
campus Oct.4 to protest the cancel-
lation of an on-campus screening of
the "Last Temptation of Christ," a
movie many have attacked as being
blasphemous.
OSU's regents voted to "post-
pone" a scheduled screening of the
movie until the administration
submitted answers to "10 ques-
tions" along the lines of how OSU
President John Campbell felt about
the propriety of showing contro-
versial films on campus.
Thecampus's Faculty Senate then
blasted Campbell's reaction as a
tepid response to censorship, the
regents agreed to meet to discuss
the matter further, and students took
to the streets to voice their discon-
tent.
The movie also provoked pro-
tests at Harrisburg (Pa.) Area Com-
munity College and at Northern
Virginia Community College
(NVCC) in recent weeks.
It promises to provoke more as
the film, released in 1988, begins to
be shown by more programming
boards on more campuses.
"It's taking a lot of courage for
people to show the film," said
Dennis Doros of Kino, the New
York-based distributor of the film,
which wasdirected by Martin Scorc-
ese.
Scorcese based the film on the
1955 novel of the same name by
Nikos Kazantzakis, who depicts a
speculative last temptation of a
dying Jesus Christ hallucinating that
he had abandoned his godliness to
live as a man and make love to Mary
Magdelene.
The notion, which was based on a
body ofearlyChristian writings that
was not supplanted as popular scrip-
ture until almost 1,000 years after
Jesus's crucifixion, so offended some
religious groups that they picketed
theaters that showed the film when
it was first released.
At Marquette University in Wis-
consin, administrators rejected a
student * government attempt to
provide buses to a local theater to
see the film.
Now that th* work is moving
directly to campuses — which often
show second-run films — "Tempta-
tion" is drawing still more protest.
At Oklahoma State, just about
everyone — from local church
groups to Gov. Henry Bellmon —
except the regents themselves seem
to favor screening the film on cam-
pus.
"1 feel like eventually, last Temp-
tation' will be shown," predicted
OSU student government president
Kimberly McCoy.
The American Civil Liberties
Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf
of a group of students and faculty to
reverse the regents' decision on the
grounds that it violates the First
Amendment.
It took a court decision to show
the film at Northern Virginia Com-
munity College.
A Loudoun (Va.) County Circuit
Court judge on Sept.23 shot down
College News Notes
BATES- Bates College will spon-
sor the seventh annual report of
the Secretaries of State on Friday,
October 27 in celebration of Ed-
ward S. Muskie's 75th birthday,
according to the Bates Student .
Muskie graduated from Bates in
1936.
The report includes a panel dis-
cussion among six Secretaries con-
cerning current issues. In the past
the event was sponsored by the
Southern Center for International
Studies (SCIS) and has always been
held in the south. It was decided
that Bates College would be a good
place to hold the event as Muskie
is an alumni. Other sponsors of the
report include Volvo and the State
of Maine.
The panelists include: David
Rusk. Secretary of State from 1961-
1969 under Kennedy and Johnson;
William Rogers who served under
Nixon from 1969-1973; Henry
Kissinger, who held the post from
1973-7 under both Nixon and Ford;
Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State
under Carter from 1977-1980;
Edmund Muskie, who held the
post during Carter's last year of
office; and Alexander Haig, Secre-
tary of State in 1981-1982.
The Public Broadcasting Com-
pany (PBS) recording of the event
on Friday afternoon will be aired
November 30.
UMASS at AMHERST- A
group of protestors organized to
call for the resignation of David R.
^_
Mark, editor-in-chief of the college
paper, the Collegian, due to alleged
racism and incompetence in repre-
senting minorities on campus.
The Amherst Student reported
that according to the protestors,
the Black Affairs page was taken
out and past editorials were racist
in nature. They arcdemanding that
Mark resign and the Black Affairs
page be re-instated.
The protesting students talked
with student editors and have
agreed to hold a workshop to dis-
cuss their concerns.
Mark said he will not resign from
his position.
COLGATE-The chapter of Delta
Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity at
Colgate University has been the
subject of much scrutiny and de-
bate by the faculty. DKE became
the center of local and national at-
tention last spring after it was dis-
covered that the fraternity was in-
volved in hazing, including such
practices as gang rape, bondage of
pledges and fire hosing them for
three hours.
AMHERST- According to the
Amherst Student, an all-campus
meeting to discuss date rape and
sexual harassment was held on
Sunday, Oct.l. A former student
gave a description of her experi-
ence being raped on campus, and a
first year student in the 250 person
audience admitted to being guilty
of date rape.
an attempt by Michael Farris, a
Baptist minister and lawyer, to le-
gally ban NVCC from showing the
film.
Farris argued the state-run school
shouldn't be able to show the film
because it would amount to im-
properly mixing church subjects
with state funds. The movie was
shown as scheduled Sept. 24.
'The fact that we could have lost
this case would have meant that no
state institution could show this
film, or any controversial film," said
Bob Depczenski, film series coordi-
nator at NVCC's Loudoun campus.
No one involved in the hearing —
the judge, NVCC's lawyer, Farris or
Depczenski — and seen the film.
About 40 people picketed Harris-
burg Area Community College's
decision to show 'Temptation"
Sept. 22, reported Teri Guerrisi, the
school's director of cultural affairs.
"It was the first time we've had any
kind of arts program protested in 25
years."
I n recent years, films dealing with
religion seem to have replaced porn
movies as censors' favorite targets.
The trend, helped in part because
students could rent porn movies
individually from local video stores,
seemed to start three years ago when
"Hail Mary" began appearing on
campuses.
The French film, which tried to
update the story of the Virgin Mary,
provoked Catholic protests at the
universities of Oklahoma, Kansas,
North Dakota and Nebraska, among
others.
National Survey says
Athletics and
Academics don't mix
CPS
Pressure to succeed in college
athletics interferes with schools'
efforts to achieve their educational
goals, campus officials admitted in
a poll released Oct .3.
The poll, done for the U.S. News
and World Report, found that 85.7
percent of college deans and presi-
dents polled believe that "the pres-
sure for athletic success and for
financial reward in intercollegiate
sports today has reached a level
where it is interfering with the prime
education mission of America's
colleges and universities."
More than 60 percent of the 3,900
college officials contacted re-
sponded to the survey, and of those,
about 10 percent disagreed and 4.1
per#cnt had no opinion.
National Collegiate Athletic As-
sociation officials declined to com-
ment.
The survey is part of the maga-
zine's 1990 "America's Best Col-
leges" issue that goes on sale Oct.9.
Among the survey's other find-
ings:
• 95 percent said that high school
athletes being recruited to a college
sports program should have to meet
the same academic standards as all
other students, while 5 percent said
the standards should be lower.
• 70.6 percent said athletes tend
to be channeled into academically
less demanding courses.
David S. Broder
Washington Post Writers' Group
At Princeton University, where I
have had the fun of hanging out for
a couple of days, an undergraduate
is required to take a writing course,
a foreign language and two courses
each in laboratory science, social
science, arts and letters and the area
of philosophy, history and relig-
ion.
If Lynne V. Cheney, the chair-
man of the National Endowment
for the Humanities, has her way,
every college student in the coun-
try would have as clear a "core
curriculum" requirement for
graduation. In a report last week,
she lent the weight of her office and
her own graceful rhetoric to the
cause of those educators who are
arguing that all college students,
no matter what their occupational
ambitions, need "coherent and
substantive programs" which
equip them to lead their lives as
educated human beings and re-
sponsible citizens.
She is dead right. It iseasy for me
to say that, not only because she is
an admirable person but because
the curriculum she is describing is
very much the education I was of-
fered, more than 40 years ago, at
theCollegeof the University of Chi-
cago.
It's proof that an idea does not
have to be new to be right — and
timely.
Cheney publicized her report by
getting the Gallup Organization to
do one of those surveys demon-
strating that large numbers of our
students don't know the things they
ought to know. In this case, the
headline-grabber was that more
than half the 696 college seniors
who submitted to questioning did
not know that Shakespeare was the
author of 'The Tempest," or that
Harry Truman was President when
the Korean 1 War began. Less than
half of them knew, or could guess,
that the Magna Carta was "a foun-
dation of the British parliamentary
system," rather than a "charter
signed by the Pilgrims on the May-
flower" or "the French Declaration
of the Rights of Man" or "the Great
Seal of the monarchs of England."
Attention-getting as such find-
ings arc, there is something almost
masochistic about these constant
reports telling us that such-and-
such a percent of our high school
graduates can't read an Amtrak
timetable or that our 9th graders
trail Laplander and Lebanese kids
in logarithms. It makes it sound as
if we are afflicted witha generation
of dummies, when all the evidence
suggests that failures come because
they arc not being taught well— or
maybe not at all.
The point Cheney makes is that
much of what constitutes a general
education has slipped out of the
college curriculum. She says that a
person can graduate from almost
eight of ten colleges without taking
a course in the history of Western
civilization or without studying a
foreign language. More than one-
third of the colleges do not require
their graduates to have had courses
in American or ^English literature,
mathematics, natural or physical
sciences, or any branch of history.
"At one Midwestern university,
where there is no core [curricu-
lum]," she writes, "students choose
from almost 900 courses, with top-
ics ranging from the history of for-
eign labor movements to theanaly-
sis of daytime soap operas." It is
this smorgasbord approach to
undergraduate education she finds
as unsatisfactory today as Presi-
dent Robert Hutchins did 50 years
ago when revised the curriculum
at Chicago.
Cheney's report, "50 Hours: A
Core Curriculum for College Stu-
dents," complements the effort
launched last month at the educa-
tion summit in Charlottesville, Va.,
to define national standards for
elementary and secondary schools.
Underlying both is the idea that
there is a body of knowledge and a
set of skills which ought to be pos-
sessed by students when they fin-
ish high school and, in enlarged
and improved form, by those who
go on through college.
She deals fairly but forcefully
with the critics of general educa-
tion whp contend that the special-
ized requirements of jobs in a high-
tech economy do not leave time for
the liberal arts. Almost all colleges,
she notes, have "distribution re-
quirements" but set out "long
lists. ..of specialized offerings
that. .often have little to do with the
broadly conceived learning that
ought to be at the heart of a general
education."
Increasingly, employers are re-
alizing that the skills developed by
a liberal education — the "higher-
order thinking" that emphasizes
critical reading, analysis, synthe-
sis, communication and the ability
to acquire new information— arc
exactly what are required in to-
day's fast-changing interactive
economy. A good education is the
most useful preparation fortoday's
jobs.
Cheney offers her "core curricu-
lum" with thediffidenceappropri-
ate for a federal official who under-
stands that faculties and adminis-
trators of individual colleges must
make this determination for them-
selves.
But she is helping to win an im-
portant ba'tle by sending this clear
and persuasive signal of what the
colleges need to be about.
Research works,
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VOURUFE
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Sponsored by the
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For the third consecutive year,
the Bowdoin College Library has
received the maximum award of
$5,000 from the Maine State Library
Matching Grant Program.
The conservation grants were ini-
tiated in 1987 to help libraries, ar-
chives, and historical societies re-
store and preserve unique Maine
historical material.
The Library will use the funds to
copy parts of the photographic
negatives in the Leon B. Strout Col-
lection in order to protect the origi-
nals and to preserve the informa-
tion they contain.
The collection contains approxi-
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and Dr. Margaret Winslow, research
fellow in the department of earth
and planetary science at City Col-
lege of New York will discuss the
shifting shoreline of southwestern
Alaska on Monday, October 23 at
7:30 p.m. in Beam Classroom, V.A.C.
Johnson and Winslow have been
examining the uplift of the south-
western coast of Alaska associated
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Leon B. Strout (1 869-1 937), a Brun-
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extensively chronicled local places
and events. He began his career as
an associate of A.O. Reed, a well-
known 19th-century Brunswick
photographer, and later opened at
studio at 200 Maine St., which he
maintained until his death.
He was the photographer for the
Ricker family, owners of the Poland
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They have found that prehistoric
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gaps in human occupation tend to
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periods of shoreline stability.
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
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Arts & Entert ainment
Milt Jackson Quartet brings their
"elegant jazz" to Pickard tonight
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MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
For those around campus who
have found Bowdoin seriously lack-
ing in jazz performers this semes-
ter, you need search no further. Milt
Jackson will bring his Quartet to
Pickard Theater tonight for what
promises to be an unforgettable
evening of swing and blues.
Jackson, the most celebrated vi-
braphonist in jazz and co-founder
of the world-renowned Modem Jazz
Quartet, was born in Detroit in 1923.
He played a variety of instruments
growing up, but got hooked on the
vibraharp in a high school music
class.
By the 1940's. Jackson had firmly
established himself as a major jazz
talent, playing in groups with Earl
Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie
Parker, Thelonious Monk, Coleman
Hawkins and others. In 1952, he
and others formed the Modern Jazz
Quartet, which has gone through
only one personnel change since.
But the Modern Jazz Quartet does
not occupy all his time, and when
he's not performing with the group
he's usually on the road with a
smaller group, or solo. "I feel the
need to perform in many contexts
every day. This is what I wanted to
do," he says.
He has become one of the most
recorded figures in jazz, and has a
recent release, Bebop, which captures
the era of Parker and Gillespie.
Several tunes by each are on the
album, done in the special Milt
Jackson style.
Jackson is credited with
reveloutionizing the vibraharp with
his unique style, distinct from other
players like Lionel Hampton. He is
also known as one of the earliest
proponents of the bebop style.
The Boston Globe called a concert
last year "an elegant, quietly pas-
sionate celebration of the blues.
Jackson's group plays the blues
'where it all started,' appealing to
the head and the heart."
The San Francisco Bay Guardian
described Jackson as having an
"uncanny sense of time and an
unflagging enthusiasm for flailing
the mallets on timeless burners and
ballads." And the Albuquerque
Journal reviewed a recent summer
concert in which the Milt Jackson
Quartet played as a "wondrous
constellation of small ensemble
jazz. ..Jackson's distinct sound is
rooted in a well-paced elegance and
the sustained pedal."
This evening's concert will be in
Pickard Theater at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $12 for the general public, and
$8 for students with a Bowdoin ID.
They are available in the Events
Office.
Meddies, Miscellania entertain
Parent's Weekend performances receive mixed reviews
NICK SCHNEIDER
ORIENT Staff
Last Saturday night, both the
Meddiebempsters and Miscellania
performed before a live audience.
Of course, I was in attendance. Af-
ter a slightly long delay, when we
were all settled in our seats and un-
wrapped our candies, the Meddies
entered singing. All save two
dressed exactly alike, they were
singing some kind of round that
consisted mainly of "boms" and
"baas." After this they introduced
themselves and I could tell that it
would be a long evening. The prob-
lem seemed to be in my expecta-
tions for the evening and their
ambitions for it. My hope was to
hear the singing of some catchy
tunes. Okay, I did hear some of that
but I also heard a lot of dross. When
they sang traditional barber-shop
type songs ("What Do You Do With
a Drunken Meddie," "Corner of the
Sky,") I was quite impressed. The
problem came when they tried to
render rock and roll or R and B
("Not Fade Away" to mention only
one). I'm afraid they sound like a
group of Washington lobbyists
trying to sing the blues.
The main problem, however,
didn't strike me as the singing. The
thing that really irked me was the
arrangement. On most songs, they
had one of their number singing
lead but the rest of the group didn't
seem willing to share the limelight.
Because of this, the backup singers
all attempted to drown out the poor
beggar who was forced to sing lead .
The effect of this was to make the
lyrics totally incomprehensible over
the "boms" and "baas."
Anyway, after plugging their
album, "Meddies Cancelled," they
went off and I thought this was
then the end. This, however, turned
out to be a cruel hoax and they
came out to sing an encore. They
then went off once more and I re-
fused to get my hopes up. As I had
feared, Yoe! came back on and I
half expected him to sing a solo. He
didn't, he introduced Miscellania.
Miscellania were a breath of fresh
air in a stuffy room. They really did
sound good. After a few tuning
problems at the beginning, they got
into the swing and produced some
absolutely lovely sound. They
started with a medley of Motown
faves and that was good while they
did selections from the Temptations
and the Four Tops, but when they
sang the Supremes, you knew that
was what they were meant for.
They had not the same problems.
The song choices worked and I be-
lieved them when they sang them.
When someone was singing lead,
the rest toned down. And once in a
while, I heard a note that sounded
like sudden grace and it made me
think that perhaps they could be
doing even more than they are.
A problem with both, however, is
the comedy. With both groups, there
is just too much banter and not
enough singing. I didn't go to the
performance to hear witty repartee;
I went to hear singing. My advice to
both parties: cut down on the talk.
Vibraphonist Milt Jackson will lead the Milt Jackson Quartet in
concert tonight at 8 p.m. in Pickard Theater.
Professor Cornell's works to
be displayed in New York
\
Works by Professor of Art Tho-
mas B. Cornell will be on exhibition
form October 21 through December
2 at the G.W. Einstein Co., Inc. gal-
lery, 591 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
A reception will be held at the
galleryonSaturday, October 21 from
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
G.W. Einstein Co., Inc. is open
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tues-
day through Friday, and from 11 :00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
The exhibition includes five large
multi-figure compositions on the
subject of bathers, as well as Maine
landscapes, some of which include
clamdiggers.
Cornell recently returned from
the Soviet Union where he was one
of about 25 artists chosen by art
critic Donald Kuspit to participate
in an exhibition of contemporary
artists held in Moscow. The exhibi-
tion, titled "Painting Beyond the
Death of Painting," was intended to
represent the state of American art.
Cornell has five etchings in the
recently released fine arts press
book, "Voiceprints." Written by poet
David C. Walker, a member of the
Bowdoin Class of 1964 and an Eng-
4ish instructor at the University of
Southern Maine, "Voiceprints" was
published in limited edition by
Romulus Editions of Portland,
Maine.
Cornell has also been invited to
be a guest artist for the printmaking
department at the Portland School
of Art.
r
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a
Tootsie (1982)
Friday, October 20
Dustin Hoffman is an unemployed actor who finally lands a
part when he becomes a "she" by dressing up as "Dorothy
Michaels." Complications arise when Hoffman falls in love
with his co-star(Jessica Lange) and when her father falls for
"Dorothy"! .
Moonstruck (mi)
Saturday. October 21
A romantic comedy starring Cher as a dowdy widow
searching for "Mr. Right." Director Norman Jewison
wonderfully and hilariously chronicles the lives and loves of
ar\ extended Italian-American family In Brooklyn.
Both films will be shown at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. In Smith
Auditorium, Sills Hall.
The Student Union Committee proudly
presents
AN EVENING WITH
LSw5m@
?iiwO®G'
Saturday, November 4, 8 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
Tickets are $4 for students and go on sale October 23.
General public tickets will be $8 and will be available
October 30. Tickets available at the Events Office in
Moulton Union.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 20, 1989
Friday,
October 20
Homecoming
3:45 p.m.: Edward H.
Schafer. Agassiz Professor
of Oriental Languages and
Literature Emeritus, Uni-
versity of California,
Berkeley presents "Mas-
terpieces of Chinese Po-
etry," a lecture which will
take place in the Conference
Room at 38 College Street.
8:00 p.m.: The Milt
Jackson Jazz Quartet will
perform In Pickard Thea-
ter. Memorial Hall. Tickets
are $12— $8 with Bowdoin
ID— and are available at the
Events Office.
9:30 p.m.: The Ripper
spins golden oldies irr the
Pub, Moufton Union.
Saturday,
October 21
Homecoming
9:30 a.m.: A three-mile
Fun Run for alumni,- stu-
dents, faculty, staff and their
families begins on the Health
Center lawn. Refreshments
and prizes will be offered.
Register in front of Sargent
Gymnasium at 9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.: Janet A.
Lavin, Associate Director of
Admissions and Walter H.
Moulton, Director of Stu-
dent Aid host an Admissions
Workshop in Mitchell Room,
Wentworth Hall to offer in-
formation for sons and
daughters of alumni. Both
parents and prospective
students are welcome .
10:00 a.m.: Director
Katharine J. Watson gives a
tour of the Museum of Art,
Walker Art Building.
10:00 a.m.: Xhina in
Crisis— The Students of Tian-
anmen' is the title of Bruce G.
Kennedy '80's Alumni/Faculty
lecture on his experiences
covering China's pro-democ-
racy demonstrators in Beijing.
Kennedy was also an eyewit-
ness to the June 3-4 massacre
in Tiananmen and was de-
tained by Chinese authorities.
A questiorvand-answer pe-
riod will be moderated by
William B. Whiteside, Frank
Munsey Professor of History
emeritus. Daggett Lounge,
Wentworth Hall.
2:00 p.m.: Author of The
Architecture of Bowdoin Col-
lege Patricia McGraw Ander-.
son hosts a walking to ur of the
campus; The tourbeginsfrom
the steps of Walker Art Build-
? ing.
8&0 p. mi: Amnesty inter-
national at BowcJoth sponsors
Jean Redpath, foremost
champion and interpreter of
traditional Scottish music in
Pickard Theater, Memorial
Hall. Admission is $10 for the
public and $5 for senior citi-
zens or students. Advance
tickets are available at the
Events Office.
Sunday, October 22
Homecoming
3:00 p.m.: Lucy L Bow-
ditch 77, instructor, history of
photography, New School for
Social Research, New York
gives a gallery talk in Walker
Art Building on "O Say Can
You See: American Photo-
graphs, 1839-1939, One
Hundred Years of American
Photography from the
George R. Rinhort Collection. '
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Monday,
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7:30 p.m.: Dr. L Lewis
Johnson, professor of anthro-
pology at Vassar College,
and Dr. Margaret Winslow,
research fellow in the depart-
ment of earth and planetary
science at City College of
New York will discuss the shift-
ing shoreline of southwestern
Alaska in Beam Classroom.
V.A.C.
Tuesday,
October 24
4:00 p.m.: "New Direc-
tions,* a dream by Marilyn
VanderSchaaf of Brunswick is
this week's Jung Seminar on
Symbols-o? the Unconscious
in the faculty Room, Massa-
chusetts Hall.
'7;30p.m. : ».*France as Seen
Through its Advertising,* a
lecture in French by Winston
Brugmans, currently teaching
at the Lycee Bel Orme in Bor-
deaux, France, will be held In
Lancaster Lounge, Moufton
Union.
7;30 p.m. ;Martha A. Sand-
weiss, director of the Mead
Art Museum, Amherst Col- 1
lege, presents "Undecisive
Moments: The Narrative Tra-
dition in Nineteenth-Century
American Photography,' a
slide lecture, In Kresge Audi-
torium, V.A.C.
9:00 p.m.: Stale Rolls, Tight
Buns, a two-part film series on
the images of. men in adver-
tising is presented In Beam
Classroom, V.A.C.
Wednesday,
October 25
7:00 p.m.: Marianne and
Juliane (The Leaden rimes),
a 1981 /film by Margarethe
von Trotta is this week's Gen-
der and German Cinema film
series presentation. The film,
in German with English sub-
titles, will be shown in Smith
Auditorium, Sills Hall.
7;30 p.m.: The East-West
■ Quartet performs as part of
the Avant-Garde Series per-
formance. Admission is $4 for
the public, $2 for senior citi-
zens, and free with Bowdoin
ID.
7;30 p.m.: Walkin Jim
Stoltz, who has hiked over
1 6,000 miles across the United
States gives a wilderness
multi-media show in Main
Lounge, Moulton Union.
9:00 !>;m. :The second film
in a two-part series on gen-
der roles in advertising is $M/
KWmg Us Softly, a fijm about
howwomeh are portrayed in
advertising: by Jean Kil-
bourne. It will b© shown in
Beam Classroom, V.A.C. i
Thursday,
October 26
4:00 p.m.: "Mammalian
Cell Genetic Approach to
Studying Regulation of Cho-
lesterol Metabolism," a bio-
chemistry seminar, will be
presented by T.Y. Chang,
professor of biochemistry at
Dartmouth College in Sear-
les Science Building.
7:00 p.m.: Merrill Lynch
representatives will hold an
informational meeting in Lan-
caster Lounge, Moulton Un-
ion.
7:00 p. m. : I Solltl Ignotl , a
1956 Italian film by M.-
Monlcelli will continue the
Italian Film Series In Smith
Auditorium, Sills Hall. The film
is in Italian with English sub-
titles.
Exhibitions
Janto's "Power of
Myth"
Original artworks prepared
by New York artist Hrana
Janto for the PBS series "The
Power of Myth* will be on
display at Hawthorne-Long-
fellow Library through Nov.
28. The exhibit is free to the
public. Hours: Mon. - Sat.,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MarvelWynn
Paintings
An exhibition of paintings
by Marvel Wynn of Yarmouth
is on display through Octo-
ber In Lancaster Lounge in
Moulton Union; The exhibit
is open to the public and is
free of charge.
100 Years of
Photography
"O Say Can You See: Ameri-
can Photographs, 1839-
1939. One Hundred Years of
American Photographs from
George R. Rinhart Collec-
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continue through December
10 at the Museum of Art,
Walker Art Building.
Bowdoin College
Museum of Art
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GROWUNG
FRIENDLY- LIKE.
Rodriguez
(Continued from page 1)
ica that changes you. It changes the
child in a direction in which you
become a different kind of person."
It was in the United States that he
unwillingly became Americanized
and it was here for the first time that
he was faced with being a minority.
Hunger of Memory is not a history
book about Mexico, it is an autobio-
graphic summary of the experiences
that Rodriguez faced as a minority
student in America.
Andrew Wheeler ")3 said, "The
discussion clarified many questions
that I had in the book as Mr. Ro-
driguez qualified affirmative action,
bilingualism and his ordeals as a
minority student growing up in
America."
Many students agreed that he
explained himself more clearly in
the lecture that in the book. For
example, several students thought
that Rodriguez was against affirma-
tive action for all minorities regard-
less of class. Rodriguez elaborated
his view of affirmative action when
he said that it was not right for
affirmative action to only benefit
the middle class of minorities. He
said he hopes in the future that af-
firmative action will aid the lower
class of minorities.
When asked the question, "Why
did you decide to become a writer?",
Rodriguez answered that he never
chose to become a writer, it chose to
become him. In addition to discuss-
ing his autobiography, he was curi-
ous to hear the reactions from the
audience.
Rodriguez presently lives in San
Fransisco and is frequent contribu-
tor to the Los Angeles Times. Further-
more, he has almost completed his
second book about race relation-
ships between Mexico and Califor-
nia as well as Americanization
among minorities in California.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, October 20, 1989
"You have a very eclectic group of people
at Merrill Lynch . . . very talented people from all over.
And everyone brings a different set of skills to the table."
Steve Averill, Bowdoin, 1986
Financial Institutions Group
Merrill Lynch Capital Markets
invites Bowdoin seniors '
to attend an informal meeting and reception
to discuss opportunities in our
Corporate Finance Analyst Program
i'
Monday, October 23, 1989
Moulton Union
Lancaster Lounge
7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Friday, October 20, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 13
Sports
Sara Wasinger *91 prepares to kick in recent women's soccer action.
Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Field Hockey roars to 6-2-1
mark with undefeated week
ED BEAGAN
ORIENT Staff
The Bowdoin Field Hockey team
recently received a ranking of 8th
in the NCAA poll, among New
England Division III schools. Their
excellent play, and especially
strong defense has led them to a 6-
2-1 record this season, with three
games to go.
In the last nine days, Bowdoin
has gone 4-0-1 against strong New
England teams.
On Oct. 9th, versus Bates, the
Bears shut down the Bobcats and
won handily, 3-0. Lynn Warner '91
achieved her second shutout of the
season, continuing to improve her
excellent goals against average.
This game brought the women to
4-2 and was a good warm up for an
important game against number-
one ranked USM.
Two days later, the Huskies came
to Brunswick with a big reputation
and the strength to back it up.
However, the determined Polar
Bears gave them a good scare,
keeping pace with the Huskies
through double overtime, and tying
them 1-1. Bowdoin played one of
their best games of the season, and
came out swinging, with Nancy
Beverage '91 putting the Polar Bears
on top in the first half.
Coach LaPointe was very
pleased with the team's perform-
ance against the Huskies, saying
the girls came into the game fired
up after the Tufts win, and played
extremely well."
On the following Saturday,
Bowdoin clashed sticks with
Wesleyan, a consistently solid New
England team. Once again, Bow-
doin's speedy offense, solid de-
fense and excellent goaltending led
them to a 2-1 victory. After ex-
changing blows in the first half,
each team had put one goal up on
the board. As time started to run
out, however, Sarah Beard '92,
knocked one home from just in-
side the circle to give Bowdoin the
victory.
Finally, this past Wednesday, the
Polar Bears showed Plymouth
State how strong they really were,
by trouncing them 5-1. Sarah
Clodfelter '91 led her team to vic-
tory with a hat trick, giving her
five goals on the season. She com-
mented on the team's performance
in this cold, wet but very fast game,
saying, "we beat them speed-wise
and skill-wise."
Coach LaPointe was also im-
pressed with her team's play, say-
ing "they did a fantastic job on a
very cold day, especially with their
short warm-up."
In terms of offense Sheila Car-
roll '90 now leads the team with
nine points, and Beverage is sec-
ond with six.
Be sure to catch the women at
Pickard this Saturday, where they
face Conn. College at 11:00 a.m.
Women's Soccer takes two
Polar Bears ranked second in New England Division III
DAVE JACKSON
ORIENT Staff
The Women's soccer team took
two of three games on last week's
road trip. The team improved its
record to 7-3-1 on the year and held
on to a tie for 2nd in the New Eng-
land Division III polls.
The Polar Bears opened the trip
with a 2-1 victory over Salem State
under the lights. Bowdoin literally
gave the Vikings a goal in the first
half when a bad pass by the Bears
went into their own net. But in the
second half, the Bears recovered to
score two picture-perfect goals.
Tracy Ingram '92 set up Julie Roy
'93 for Roy's first goal of the season.
Ingram took the ball down the right
side toward the goal and drew the
defense before driving a perfect pass
across the goal mouth to Roy for an
easy tap-in.
With 10 minutes to play, Karen
Crehore '90 scored on a breakaway
to give the Bears a lead which they
held for the remainder of the game.
Caroline Blair-Smith '93 made seven
saves on 11 Viking shots. The Bears
had 1 8 shots, 1 2 of which were saved .
Last Saturday, the Bears shut out
Wesleyan 3-0, a game which
blended the old and the new.
Alicia Collins '93 scored the first
goal of her college career at the 12
minute markofthe first half. Collins
headed in another excellent cross
from Ingram. For the rest of the
half, the Bears sat on the ball and
had few scoring chances.
The turning point came at the
beginning of the second half, when
a Cardinal forward had a breaka-
way opportunity, but Mel Koza '91
robbed her of a goal with an out-
standing save.
Coach John Cullen said, "Mel
faced very few attacks on the day,
but that one save may have won the
game for us, as it prevented
Wesleyan from tying it."
Koza finished the day with five
saves.
Sarah Russell '91 scored off a
doubleassist at the 1 7 minute mark.
Kathleen Devaney '90 drove a free
kick to Crehore who headed to
Russell for the shot. Jen Cain '93
iced the game with two minutes to
play on a rebound of a Roy shot.
Bowdoin closed the trip with a 2-
loss at the hands of Connecticut
College. The Camels scored once in
each half for the victory.
Cullen cited the Camels strong
defense as the key, though hecalled
it "a very even game." He added,
"Both teams had three or four good
scoring chances. Their two best
shots went in and ours didn't."
The Bears are tied with E. Con-
necticut for second in New Eng-
land. They host theonly team ahead
of them, Plymouth St., tomorrow at
noon.
Lord Jeffs level Bears on gridiron
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
The score doesn't always tell the
whole story. That was the case last
Saturday, when the Bears fell to
Amherst 29-7.
Most of the points the Lord Jeffs
tallied were the result of the big
play, not sustained drives.
The big play keyed the first score.
Fiveminutesintothegame, Amherst
linebacker Erik Strid picked off a
Mike Kirch '90 pass and returned it
14 yards for a quick seven.
The Polar Bear offense took the
field once again. A penalty for ille-
gal procedure sef them back with a
third and 12 situation, and unable
to get the first down, Bowdoin was
forced to punt.
With a big 39 yard gain on the
first play of their second drive,
Amherst was in Bowdoin territory,
at the 30 yard line. The Lord Jeffs
had little success running the ball,
picking up only a few yards here
and there.
"That has always been one of our
strengths," said co-captain Rick
Arena '90. "We have the guys up
front, and all year we've done a
good job against the run."
Another big pass play gave the
Williams slips by runners at NESCAC
BILL CALLAHAN
ORIENT Staff
The long awaited clash between
cross-country powerhouses Bow-
doin and Williams took place last
Saturday at Amherst in the NES-
CAC meet. Each team reached to
the edges of their ability. When it
was over, Bowdoin fell only eight
points short of favored Williams
with stellar performances from each
teammate.
In a thrilling race, Eileen Hunt '93
broke the tape for Bowdoin, an
uncommon occurrence for a rookie.
Over the last six hundred yards, it
was Hunt and Williams' Anne Piatt,
neither more than a .foot ahead of
the other. Then Hunt turned up the
burners in the last 80 meters for the
win.
Filling in the NESCAC top ten
were Karen Fields '93 in eighth,
Margaret Heron '91 in ninth, and
Marilyn Fredey '91 in tenth, all
within seconds.
Fields and Fredey exhibited text-
book team running as they pulled
each other to the line only seconds
ahead of a Williams runner.
Continuing her remarkable im-
provement was Ashley Wernher '93,
who finished 19thoutof 70 runners.
Not far behind was classmate
Kara Piersol in 25th, producing
another excellent rookie perform-
ance.
Captain Jess Gaylord '89 also ran
a solid race to finish 35th, seventh - f
for the team. { i
'^Bowdoin really rose to the com\
petition," said Coach Peter Slov- <j~V*
Amherst offense first and goal from
the Bowdoin six yard line. They
inched their way to the goal line,
and quarterback Sean Foley ran in
for the score from the one. Amherst
had now taken a 14-0 lead.
The Bears showed some sparkle
on the kickoff return. Freshman
Eric LaPlaca wowed everyone with
a 60 yard return, and he nearly broke
loose for the touchdown.
LaPlaca's return gave Bowdoin
excellent field position at the
Amherst 24 yard line. The offense
drove all the way to the Amherst
three to start the second quarter.
Three points wouldn't have
helped much here,and the Bears
went for it on fourth and one. Sopho-
more Jim LeClair was caught be-
hind the line of scrimmage, and
Amherst took over, backed deep in
their own end zone.
Neitherteam wasabletodomuch
the rest of the quarter. With only
2:16 left to go in the half, Amherst
took over at their own 47. They
were unable to get the first down,
and got set for what looked like a
routine punt.
The Lord Jeffs then showed a little
razzle-dazzle as they perfectly exe-
cuted a fake punt. Safety Omar
Brown ran in 49 yards for the score
to give Amherst an overwhelming
21-0 halftime lead, which began to
close the doors on the Bears.
The Lord Jeffs only had the ball 54
secondsat the beginning of the third
quarter when sophomore Mike
Webber picked off Stephen Bishop's
pass and returned it to Bowdoin's
41.
The offense was not able to capi-
talize, however, and had to punt.
Bowdoin's lone score came late in
the third quarter. Tom Bilodeau '90
picked up his second touchdown of
the season on a 14 yard pass from
Kirch.
It was looking a little brighter for
Coach Howard Vandersea's squad,
as they were down by only two
scores with over a quarter to play.
Amherst answered Bowdoin's
touchdown with one of their own
early in the fourth quarter to dash
the Bears' hopes.
After taking over at midfield.
Rusher Paul Rcbuck ran in for the
score from the three. Amherst
picked up two points to give them a
29-7 lead, which would be the final
score.
Some impressive defensive stats
were posted, as Scott Wilkin '90
made 1 1 solo tackles and registered
one sack and three tackles for a loss.
Linebacker Steve Cootey '91 also
had a very good day, as he had 16
tackles, one sack, and broke up a
pass.
Arena turned in another strong
performance with seven solo tack-
les and a sack. Webber picked off
(Continued on page 15)
enski. "Williams was favored and
they had to run a perfect race to beat
us by eight points. They had the
lowest winning score in ten years."
Now ranked 11th among Divi-
sion III teams nationally, the women
will racein the MAIAW State Meet
at home.
Start your Homecoming week-
end off by cheering the Bowdoin
team at 11 a.m. by the Farley Field
House.
Linksters wrap up season
Thegolf team finished 38th in a
rfcirge field at the New England
Championships in NewSeabury,
%*The team was again led by Steve
Mitchell '90 who shot a 159 over
two days. Alex Ruttenberg '91
carded a 180 for the Bears, finish-
ing second on the team.
Coach Terry Meagher's link-
sters shot a combined 715, over a
tough course.
The field included all divisions,
with many scholarship players
out on the course.
Gary Rencurrell of Central
Conn. College led his team to the
championship by winning the
ind ividual honors with a 1 44. The
Central Conn, squad crusied to
victory by 19 shots over second
place Bryant.
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The Bowdojn Orient
Friday, October 20, 1989
Polar Bear Spotlight
Robarts sparks soccer as super sub
PETER GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
Tuesday, Sept. 26-and the
men's soccer team looks on in
disbelief as starting stopper Pat
Hopkins '92, playing in his first
game of the year, is writhing on
the wet, muddy turf in agony
having injured his knee.
Head Coach Tim Gilbride,
while concerned for Hopkin's
health, can confidently turn and
tell Andy Robarts '90 to warm
up because he will replace
Hopkins at stopper.
Gilbride's decision was an
easy one; for three years he has
been able to turn to his bench
and find Robarts ready to play
when the defense, or the team,
needed a boost.
"Andy is a player that coaches
and the team can appreciate,
but that the general public may
not appreciate as much because
he doesn't start," commented
Gilbride. "But he is as instru-
mental as anybody to our team's
success."
Robarts enters the game,
which is scoreless, and must
now fend off the relentless at-
tack of USM as stopper. Ro-
barts is accustomed to his role
of coming off the bench. He
sees himself as an "extra de-
fenseman who is able to come
off the bench and do anything
to fire up the team."
Robarts brings experience to
the defense because it is a posi-
tion he has always played.
"I started playing soccer
when I was ten years old in
Cairo, Egypt, where my family
lived at the time. Soccer was
the national sport and my
school didn't have a football
team, so I played soccer," he
said.
f
Robarts continued playing
when he returned to the East
Coast where he was captain of
his high school soccer and base-
ball teams, and also played bas-
ketball.
Robarts played baseball for
Bowdoin until the middle of his
sophomore year. He quit for many
reasons, including his studies.
"Playing two sports is tough; I
admire those who can play more
than two sports and still keep their
grades up," Robarts said. "It is a
shame that I had to make a decision
(to quite soccer or baseball), but I
decided that I've always enjoyed
playing soccer a little more."
Led by Robart's competitiveness,
the Bears begin to take control of the
USM game. The defense has kept
the game scoreless so the Bears are
in good position to take control.
G.ilbride says, "He brings an ag-
gressiveness and single-minded-
ness into the game which the de-
fense sometimes really needs; he
sets the tone for the defense. "
Late in the first half, striker Lance
Conrad scores to put Bowdoin
ahead 1-0; the game is fun again.
"He has such a determined look
on his face that you know he loves
being out there and that he will give
100 percent," says tri-captain Dirk
Asherman '90
Robarts sees soccer at Bowdoin
as "a way of being active and being
part of a group. Its a good way to
get to know someone." He enjoys
being part of the team.
"It's a good feeling at the end of a
scrimmage knowing that you are
giving it your best, but when its
over your opponent is still your
friend," he says.
Off the field, Robarts is a Euro-
pean History major and govern-
ment minor and looks forward to
going to Europe for year after
graduation to both study and
travel.
"I've always seen the names and
places in the books; now I want to
go over and see them," Robarts
commented.
Back on the field, Robarts' in-
tensity has led the defense to a 1-
shutout over USM as the Bears,
with Robarts playing the entire
second half as stopper, limit USM
to only three second half shots.
"When he is on the field, he is the
most intense person out there;
sometimes, he can't hear me yell-
ing at him from ten feet away,"
said starting sweeper Steve
Pokorny.
"He is definitely a player you
notice; he is always in the middle
of the action," adds teammate
Mike Trucano.
Robarts proves again that he is
invaluable as a player who comes
off the bench and gives the team
the "fire" it needs.
Asherman said it best when he
describes Robarts in the USM win,
"He came in for Pat and took over."
It is a sure bet that Robarts will
be ready to play because as Gilbr-
ide sums up, "Andy is a self sacri-
ficing player who gives it his all at
all times."
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DAVE WILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
The women's tennis team had a
rough week as they geared up for
this weekend's New England Cham-
pionships. The squad participated
in the Maine State Championships
last weekend, finishing third out of
four teams and their regu-
lar season with a tough loss to Colby.
The performance in the state
championships, finishing behind
Colby and Bates, "didn't go as well
as expected," according to Coach
Paul Baker. The big disappointment
was the loss to Bates, who the Bears
handled easily (6-3) only four days
earlier.
The only Bears to reach the finals
were the doubles team of Erika
Gustafson '90 and Heidi Wallenfels
'91, who were defeated 6-3, 6-2, bya
Colby pair.
Wallenfels, who figured to have a
good shot at the singles title, turned
her ankle in a quarterfinal win,
which effectively finished her hopes
for an appearance in the finals.
"We can't measure our season by
one match," Baker said. "The Maine
State was no indication of the type
of play we're capable of." '
Last Tuesday, the squad put up
their best effort of the three matches
against Colby this season, falling to
the White Mules 6-3. Gustafson had
an outstanding match in a 6-1,6-1
victory over Colby's fop ranked
player who had won the State singles
title two days previous. Alison
Vargas '93 and Jen Grimes '90 also
had singles wins for Baker's team.
The team peaked last year in the
New England's, finishing a re-
spectable ninth, and Baker is look-
ing for a repeat performance. The
Bears are competing this weekend
at Amherst against 25 other teams,
and Coach Baker hopes that they
"can rock the boat a little."
Sportsweek
Saturday
Women's JV Soccer vs. St. Joseph's 9:00 a.m.
(Pickard)
Field Hockey vs. Conn. College 11:00 p.m. (Pickard)
Men's Soccer vs. Colby 11:00 a.m. (Pickard)
Men's JV Soccer vs. Colby 11:00 a.m. (Pickard)
Women's Cross Country 11. -00 a.m.
MAIAW State Meet
Men's Cross Country 12:00 p.m.
State of Maine Invitational
Women's Soccer vs. Plymouth State 12:00 p.m.
(Pickard)
Football vs. Tufts 1:30 p.m. (Whittier Held)
Tuesday
Field Hockey vs. Colby 3:30 p.m.
JV. Hockey vs. Colby 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Women's Soccer vs. Bates 2:30 p.m.
Harriers snag sixth place
MARGARET HERON
ORIENT Staff
Last Saturday began as a beauti-
ful sunny day on the Amherst Col-
lege campus, but the sun quickly
disappeared as the day became rainy
and overcast. Like the weather, the
race took several unexpected twists
and turns which kept the male har-
riers from achieving what they had
hoped.
The men finished with 152 points,
a score which put them sixth out of
ten teams behind Bates (29), Colby
(83), Tufts (83), Wesleyan (122), and
Middlebury (125).
"We improved from nineth last
year to sixth this year, but we were
disappointed," said Coach Peter
Slovenski.
Slovenski's disappointment
stemmed from his two front run-
ners encountering some difficulties
during the race.
Freshman Sam Sharkey ran an
excellent race, finishing in the top
20 of the field of 67 runners. An
error by Sharkey involving a wrong
turn around a flag on the course
ended up in his eventual disqualifi-
cation.
Tri-captain John Dougherty '91
then became the number one fin-
isher for the male harriers. His final
time of 2709 put him 19th overall in
the race. Dougherty has been run-
ning consistently well
"John had a great race," said team-
mate Marty Malague '90.
The second Bowdoin runner in-
cluded in the scoring was tri-cap-
tain Malague who was close on the
heels of Dougherty. A 27:13 gave
Malague a 21st place finish.
Junior tri-captain Lance Hickey
started the race well, taking off with
the leaders of the race. He unfortu-
nately fell down in the middle of the
eight kilometer race, a fall which he
never fully recovered from. Despite
his fall, Hickey still produced a good
race as the third man for the Polar
Bears. He finished in 27th with a
time of 2727.
Bill Callahan '92 finished a strong
race in 27:46. Callahan has also been
running consistently well this sea-
son. His final place in the race was
34th.
The Bowdoin fifth man, Dan
Gallagher '92, ran an excellent race
in the very competitive NESCAC
field. He was 51st overall.
Rob McDowell '91 in 53rd place
was not far behind Gallagher.
McDowell's contribution to the
team topped off the overall good
performance of the men's team.
The men's cross country team is
hoping to overcome this disappoint-
ing performance at the NESCAC
Championships by challenging the
competition at the Maine State Meet
this upcoming weekend.
Coach Slovenski stated that he
hoped his team would be "much
closer to Bates and Colby this week."
The meet will be held here at
Bowdoin on Sat., Oct. 21 at 12:00
p.m. This will be a big meet for the
male harrier's, so come out a cheer
the Bowdoin team to a great race.
Friday, October 20, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 15
One Hundred Years Ago...
Homecoming game stirs up echoes of past
It has been a century now that the Bowdoin
football team stepped on to the field for their first
game. The Polar Bears face the Tufts Jumbos
tomorrow, the first team they ever played.
Quite a bit has changed since the gridders
opened their season on a baseball field in
Portland. Bowdoin lost that game 8-4, a score that
seems more likely to occur in baseball than
football.
But with that first game, the football team
started a tradition that would continue for a great
many years.
Football was the most popular sport at Bow-
doin, with 10,000 fans, some sitting in trees
because there was no other place to watch the
game, turning out to see the Bears play.
Reprinted here is a copy of the coverage just as
it appeared Oct. 30, 1889 in the Bowdoin Orient.
BOWDOIN ORIENT.
Vol. XIX.
BRUNSWICK, MAINE, OCTOBER 30, 1889.
No. 8.
OUR FIRST FOOT-BALL GAME.
TUKTS. g; BOWDOIN. 4-TUFT3 SEClnK ALL ITS
TOINTS IN THE FIUSTTEN MIXUTES-GKEAT SHOW-
ISO OF GREEX MEX-IIILTOX SECIKES THK TOUCH-
DOWN _ MAGSiriCEST BRACE OX THE HOME-
STllETCIK
The Bowdoins met the Tufts on the Port-
land base-ball grounds, Saturday afternoon,
and were defeated in a very close and excit-
ing game by a score of 8 to 4.
The game was called at 2.45, and the
Tufts had the kick off. The Bowdoins were
rather inexperienced and the Tufts rushed
the ball down the field and scored a touch-
down. Then they punted out for a fair
catch, but they dribbled and they rushed it
across again securing their second and last
touch-down. From this point on the Bow-
doins braced up a.nd played a fine game.
They worked the ball up towards the Tufts
goal, and fine runs were made by W. Hilton
and Packard, Hilton finally securing a touch-
down, from which Andrews failed to kick a
goal. The Tufts then worked the ball back
into Bowdoin's territory and would probably
have secured a touch-down if time had not
been called, Captain Powell of the Tufts
doing particularly fine work. In the second
half of the game Bowdoin rushed the ball
18
well down toward Tufts goal and lost the
ball to Tufts, who in their turn worked
the ball up to within a few feet of the Bow-
doin goal. The ball was then lost to the
Tufts through carelessness, and Bowdoin in
the last few minutes rushed it way down
nearly to the Tufts goal, Haskell, Packard,
and Kempton doing great work. The feat-
ures of the game was the playing of the
backs on both sides, the rushing tactics of
the Tufts rush line. Much praise is due to
Haskell, who captained our team in fine
shape and play€(l\a strong game. Andrews
and Parker were injured, and Kempton and
Carlton took their places. The best indi-
vidual playing was done by Powell, Stover,
and Rose for the Tufts, and Haskell, Packard,
VV. Hilton, Sears, and Kempton for Bowdoin.
The teams were made up as follows :
TOFTS.
Cunningham, Snow, Foster, Lane, William*.
Urowti, Uickock, rushers ; Hose, quarter- back ;
Powell, Stover, half-backs; Edmunds, lull-hack.
IIOWDOIN.
Freeman, Downcs, Foss, Haskell. Tarkcr. Carl-
ton; Hastings, Scars, rushers; K. Hilton, quarter-
back; \V. Hilton, l'ackard, half-backs; Andrews,
Kempton, full-backs.
Men's soccer suffers two key losses
PETER GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
The men's soccer team had a
golden opportunity to put itself back
into the playoff picture with two
games last week against Division I
University of Maine and the best of
Division III Williams.
The team began the week at 4-2-1
but their two losses were to key
ECAC and NESCAC foes. There-
fore the Polar Bears needed an upset
of a strong team to regain respecta-
bility in the eyes of the playoff com-
mittee.
On Wednesday, the Bears hosted
the Black Bears of UMO who came
in 6-4-2. The game began auspi-
ciously as the driving rains that had
prevailed all morning let up at
gametime; nonetheless, the field
was wet and the wind made for a
cold, uncomfortable day.
The Bears tested the UMO keeper
with two solid shots on one of the
corner kicks, but he was equal to the
task, deflecting the first and then
smothering the rebound. At about
the 15 minute mark, UMO took
control of the game and forced the
Bears into a defensive posture.
UMO, despite controlling pl%y, was
not getting off many shots and the
few they had were not on net.
The first half ended scoreless as
the Bears' defense was able to clear
the dangerous opportunities created
by the Black Bears.
The second half picked up where
the first half led off. UMO domi-
nated the Bears. The Bears offen-
sive opportunities were limited to
long passes up to their strikers who
then faced three UMO defenders on
their own. UMO on the other hand,
had many chances where they out-
numbered Bowdoin defenders, but
their efforts were stalled by strong
defense.
Their few shots were dangerous
and Bruce Wilson '90 made several
sure hands saves of the wet ball.
Late in the game, one could sense
that the Bears would have to hope
for a tie because their offense was
nonexistent. They also seemed to
be tiring from the constant pressure
heaped on them by UMO.
The Bears surprised UMO by
getting a few good scoring chances,
but they were unable to score.
In overtime, the Black Bears fi-
nally capitalized on their constant
pressure. After a Bowdoin clearing
pass was deflected into the box, a
wide open UMO striker blasted a
shot past Wilson who had no chance
on the play. UMO added an insur-
ance goal eight minutes late on a
"picture perfect" comer kick play
for the final of 2-0.
"We played tough for 90 minutes
but didn't give it our all in over-
time," said tri-captain Dirk Asher-
man '90.
The Bears looked to recover at
Williams. The Ephmen beat the
Bears twice last year by identical 3-
scores; the second game being the
first round of the playoff. Again the
Bears came away empty in a game
best described as ugly, 8-2.
The Bears started strong when
tri-captain Chris Garbaccio '90
scored his fourth goal of the season
on assists from Asherman and Amin
Khadurri '91 three minutes into the
game. The assist was Asherman's
seventh, tying the single season
mark by an individual.
Williams evened the score and
went ahead on several disputed
calls. Williams' forward Rob Lake
scored after the Bears believed he
pushed off his defender to free
himself. The Bears were hardly
through arguing when Williams
scored again. They added one more
before the half for a 3-1 lead.
The Bears came out aggressively
at the start of the second half, but
their pressure came up empty and
when the referees awarded an indi-
rect kick to Williams close to the
Bears net, Williams put the game
away with their fourth goal.
They then scored twice more
within five minutes to add insult to
injury. The Bears second goal was
scored by Pat Hopkins '92 on an
assist by Andy Robarts '90 to cut the
lead to 7-2. The assist was Robarts'
first career point.
For the season, the Bears
outscoredtheiropponents28-16but
their record stands at a disappoint-
ing 4-4-1 .
"We've got to put this game out
of our heads and concentrate on our
next game. Our goal now is to go 5-
for the rest of the season," said
Asherman. 'The playoffs are unre-
alistic, but if we go 5-0 then we
know we did our best and we still
might have a shot."
The Bears host Colby tomorrow
at 11:00 a.m. for homecoming. The
Bears beat Colby 4-0 a year ago for a
sweet victory in this bitter rivalry.
Spikers stun Stonehill
DOUG KREPS
ORIENT Staff
While most of us were playing
host to our parents last weekend,
the women's volleyball team was
on the road again.
The Polar Bears played in the
Southeastern Massachusetts Uni-
versity Invitational. They put on an
impressive performance, taking a
3-1 preliminary record into the fi-
nals, and coming out with a victory
over Stonehill.
In the first round, Bowdoin faced
Wheaton College and won impres-
sively, 15-3, 15-5. In the second
round, the Bears again proved their
ability, beating UMaine-Presque Isle
15-3,15-3. These two early victories
seemed to pull the team together.
The third match did not go quite
as well, as the women battled
Stonehill for the first time and lost
in three games, 6-15, 15-13, 10-15.
The fourth round was a cross-over
round in which Bowdoin faced the
best team in the other bracket. Here,
they beat UMaine-Farmington 15-
8, 15-4. This victory enabled the
Bears to advance to the finals to take
on Stonehill again.
The final round was a best-of-f ive
match, and the Bears camethrough,
beating Stonehill in three straight,
1 5-1 2, 1 5-7, 1 5-8. The women played
very well in this match as they cap-
tured their first away tournament
victory.
Coach Lynn Ruddy was very
happy with the team's performance
this week. "Things finally came
together," she said. "Everyone
played to the best of their^ability at
the same time, and when we do
that, our team is very hard to beat."
In the latest' New England Vol-
leyball Coaches' Poll, Bowdoin re-
turned to the top ten, this time in the
number nine position. If they con-
tinue their winning ways, the team
will hopefully get a bid to the NI AC
tournament in November.
This Saturday, the women will
again journey to Massachusetts,
where they face Wellesley and
Amherst at Wellesley.
Tom Bilodeau "90 scores the only Polar Bear TD in Saturday's loss.
Photo by Annalisa Schmorlei tz.
Football
(Continued from page 13)
two passes, bringing his total to three
for the season.
The 0-3-1 Polar Bears will be
hosting the Jumbos of Tufts for
Homecoming weekend.
The Jumbos feature three runners
in the NESCAC top ten.
"They use the wishbone, and will
be running about 99 percent of the
time," said Arena. "We play our
best against the run, and we're
going to watch fotf the pass, because
if we're not careful, they'll surprise
us."
Mike Cavanaugh '90 and Sean
Shechan '91 , two key offensive start-
ers who were injured in Saturday's
game, are doubtful to play against
Tufts.
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Friday, October 20, 1989
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TAMARA M. DASSANAYAKE
ERIC F. FOUSHEE
MICHAEL T. TOWNSEND
A word to the doubter
Perhaps the most frequently asked
question on the Bowdoin cam-
pus is "What are we gonna do to-
night?" And the most frequently
heard answer to that question is "I don't
know. There's never anything to do
here." And if there isn't alcohol avail-
able, why go, right?
We think the people who have these
discussions must be living under a rock
or else are just permanently grouchy.
This year, we have noticed more variety,
more choice and more quality in the
"things to do" category around campus,
and we applaud the efforts of the many
individuals and groups who have made
this possible.
The Student Union Committee stands
out this year as one of the groups respon-
sible for many of these great activities.
Livingston Taylor will play here after
Fall Break, continuing an impressive
scries of concerts. Already this semester
we have seen Phish, Scruffy the Cat, De-
vonsquare and the I-Tones, to name a
few. And if our journalistically-trained
sharp ears serve us correctly, then we
have much to look forward to in the
second half of the semester in terms of
concerts. (But SUC's secrets are safe with
us for now.)
Bu t, the doubter says, I don't like these
kinds of music. Is jazz your thing, then?
SUC; along with Alumni Relations and
the Department of Music, has managed
to get one of the world's foremost jazz
musicians — Milt Jackson — to come
into 'Maine this weekend. And SUC
doesn't have a corner on the concert
scene anyway. The Pub, for example, is
sponsoring a Blues and Folk Festival in
coming weekends.
But music isn't your thing? There have
been plenty of other performances to
take advantage of: plays, hypnotists, a
great series of films from the Bowdoin
Film and Video Society. Surely everyone
can find something to tickle his or her
fancy.
It also seems that the academic options
are more frequent than ever. Looking at
this week's calendar, one can go listen to
lectures on photography, psychology,
French, and biochemistry, as well as a
wilderness multi-media show, walking
architectural tours of the campus, and a
variety of other options. The doubter
whines, "But I'm not interested in any of
those things." To which we say, how
would you know if you don't try them?
With few exceptions, none of these events
which have taken place were well
attended. Carpe diem, folks! When will
you have these opportunities again?
Recent events like the Mock Rape Trial
demonstrate that Bowdoin is no longer
afraid to try innovative and bold ap-
proaches to serious issues. Who wouldn't
agree that the mock trial was more inter-
esting, more exciting and more educa-
tional than five seminars on the subject?
To the doubter, who has heard this
long list and still manages to whine that
there is nothing to do here, we say this: if
you can't find it here on campus, then
why don't you get involved with a group
and bring whatever it is that is lacking to
Bowdoin. Anyone who has ideas about
possible bands, visitors and programs
that they think the Bowdoin campus
would enjoy or benefit from should seek
the appropriate group and present their
idea. Campus organizations are for stu-
dents to give their input; they don't work
without ideas. Rather than complain, go
out and work to bring what you think
would be good to Bowdoin.
The semester thus far has been packed
with an unprecedented number of great
programs of all types. To all those who
have worked so hard: good work, and
keep it up!
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expressed herein."
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Letters to the Editor
Constitutional protection is necessary
To the Editor:
Asattorney for thedefendant, I'm disturbed
to learn that some students, disappointed in
the verdict at the recent simulated rape trial,
have responded by attacking the constitu-
tional protections fundamental to our legal
system.
These protections prevent the unbridled
abuse o{ power by the State. Recently, we
were all provided with an example of how a
government unchecked by the defendant's
right to a fair trial dealt with dissident stu-
dents in China.
It is always tempting to overlook the prin-
ciples of justice embod ied in our constitution
when they seem to stand in the way of press-
ing social and political goals. But, without
constitutional protection, all our rights and
goals are threatened.
Judith W. Andrucki, Esq.
Isaacson & Raymond, P.A.
Traditional songs need re-arRanging
To the Editor: ,
Lack of originality reeks of apathy. We
abhor the rewriting of traditional Bowdoin
songs as a lazy (read apathetic)' way of ad-
dressing Bowdoin's long standing need for
new, creative fight songs. To fill this need we
have composed this new, imaginative, and
Dionysian homage to life at Bowdoin.
Alone and Deranged
(sung to the tune of "Home on the Range")
Alone, alone and deranged,
Lwing in the house of the strange.
Where seldom is heard,
an intelligent word,
And our eyes are all cloudy all day-eeeee!
David A. Shacter '89
Damon G. Guterman '89
Apathy House Alumni
College should preserve environmental assets
To the Editor:
The college is now experiencing an in-
creasing deficit of great proportion. As a re-
sponse, there presentlyare and will continue
to be cutbacks in the college's budget such as
limited custodial services. Though these cut-
backs leave alone the necessities of the cam-
pus, such as electricity, security, and health
care, academics are not excluded as targets as
both actual and potential department cut-
backs in the way of faculty are testimony to.
The question that comes to mind when trying
to address and /or relieve some of the pres-
sure of this problem is 'where are we spend-
ing the most money and how can this be lim-
ited?
In more abstract times, that answer may
have been blowing in the wind'. In recent
though more idealistic times, that answer
could have been sought 'under the pines'.
But today, in the face of inevitable tuition
hikes and seemingly conscienceless acts of
environmental destruction, that answer is
exhibited rain or shine between Clea veland
and Winthrop Halls. The answer to where a
great deal of the college's money is going, not
out of necessity but out of desire, is expan-
sion.
The college, already in debt, continues to
plod along with its eagerly capital-consum-
ing science center, and eyes a student center
where many of the remaining pines stand in
dire silence. The trees cannot speak, but we as
a student body can. The proposed student
center would take nearly as much financing
to build as the science center/post-pine pot-
hole will have once completed. Beyond ex-
travagant tuition hikes and already-tapped
alumnus support, where will the college ac-
quire the necessary capital? There is talk of
selling Coleman Farms, a piece of coastal land
ideal both for developers and conservational-
ists, which the college presently owns. Will
the college follow through with the stand it
has taken thus far on issues of environmental
impact and work toward the environment's
destruction without informing the rest of the
college community, past or present, of its
intentions? Or will it act responsibly and rea-
sonably by preserving its environmental as-
sets and saving the necessary money through
more acts of conservation and fewer of expan-
sion? Bowdoin has been referred to as the
"Harvard of the North"; its intellectual and
academic potential only enhanced by its set-
ting in a more hands-on natural environment
lending itself to greater involvement and co-
existence with the natural world than its
Bostonian "counterpart". Liquidating natu-
ral assets in the tin-plated name of progress
takes away the very vitality of the natural
spirit which brings past, present, and future
students here each season. There can be no
further compromise at the expense of the en-
vironment: we have built too much already.
John Simko
Friday, October 20, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 19
Opinion
Of covert crooks and Coca-Cola
The Left Fielder
Colin Sample
Oh dear! Once again a Demo-
crat has missed the point. No
wonder they lose all the elections
these days!
Adam Samaha's letter of last
week suggests that we would be
jumping the gun by writing let-
ters of support to Barney Frank.
Wait for the law to take its course,
he says, and the guilty will pay
for their crimes while the inno-
cent are exonerated. If Frank is
guilty, then let him swing from
the same tree where so recently
Oliver North was hanged.
But is Representative Frank re-
ceiving due process when the
press and the right wing are call-
ing for his resignation before any
official investigation has begun?
Of course not! They want Frank
to disappear because they find
his conduct "immoral" and em-
barrassing, not because they have
shown that he broke any laws or
rules. If Barney Frank did know
all along about the prostitution
ring being run out of his base-
ment, then of course he will have
to go. But until that is proven, he
deserves to know that at least a
few people do not want to see
him driven out of congress by a
prudish and homophobic con-
demnation of his private life.
On a slightly different note,
anyone still naive enough to believe
that Oliver North "paid for his
crimes" should be obligated to read
Frances Fitzgerald's stunning ac-
count of the North trial in The New
Yorker (16 Oct., 1989). Hers is a sor-
did story, a glimpse into an incom-
prehensible muddle of lies, deceit,
and fantasy worlds of foreign pol-
icy. The process of the trial was
admittedly important, in so far as it
showed that an official of the "na-
tional security" apparatus could at
least be held accountable to the
people for some of his actions. Yet it
was also a nonsensical charade, in
that North could not even be tried
for the fundamental charge of di-
verting money into the coffers of
the Nicaraguan contras after the
Boland Amendment had made such
support clearly illegal. That he and
others did so is obvious. But be-
cause the Justice Department would
not release enough classified infor-
mation to give North a fair trial, the
charge could not be brought against
him in a court of law. As Fitzgerald
puts it, "the implication is that if
national-security officials commit
crimes that are important enough
they cannot be tried for them . A nd i f
they commit only important crimes
they cannot be tried at all."
The extent of the squalid web of
deceit spun around the covert ac-
tivities of the National Security
Council is revealed to the Bowdoin
community by the part played in it
by one of our own. Thomas Picker-
ing '53, U.S. Ambassador to the
United Nations and former Ambas-
sador to El Salvador, spoke here last
Friday. Both President Reagan and
President Bush, he told us, have
given their warmest wishes of suc-
cess to Secretary Gorbachev in his
program of perestroika, and he him-
self hopes to help lead the U.N. out
of the era of ideological conflict. But
while Pickering was working for
Reagan as Ambassador to El Salva-
dor he seems to have been involved
in heating up the Cold War. Ac-
cording to Fitzgerald, Pickering
received two telegrams in January,
1985, from the head of the U.S. Mili-
tary Group in El Salvador, inform-
ing him that a Cuban-American
named Felix Rodriguez was being
sent by Oliver North to assist the
contrasin Honduras. Rodriguez isa
close friend of current Ambassador
to South Korea Donald Gregg,
whose testimony reveals that he
knew even then about North's di-
version of military funds to the
contras. It was Gregg who first rec-
ommended Rodriguez to Mr. Pick-
ering. Now The Boland Amend-
ment, which prohibited direct and
indirect military assistance to the
contras, was passed by Congress in
October of 1984. Why, then, did
Pickering not alert his superiors in
the White House to the fact that
Oliver North seemed to be running
a secret and illegal war in Central
America? The answer is obvious:
they already knew. North was
merely carrying out the general will
of an Administration whose Presi-
dent once privately said, 'It is so
far-fetched to imagine that a Com-
munist government like that would
make any reasonable deal with us,
but if it is to get the Congress to
support the anti-Sandinistas, then
(negotiations) can be helpful."
The clear implication of the evi-
dence compiled by Fitzgerald is that
nearly everyone in Reagan's White
House, including President Bush,
either knew in at least some general
way about North's illegal activities
or lied to Congress and the press in
order to cover for the lies of other
officials once the scam became
public. There is a lesson here under-
neath the tangle of lies, half-truths,
and spy-novel scenarios. The demo-
cratic process in this country cannot
function if the executive branch is
allowed to conduct covert foreign
policy under the guise of "national
security." Making waris,according
to the Constitution, the business of
the elected members of Congress.
When that power is usurped by the
President and his minions, we cease
to live in a government of, by, and
for the people. n
While we're on the topic of the
Cold War, just who let it into Mor-
rell Gymnasium anyway? Mary
Inman, student speaker at the James
Bowdoin Day ceremonies, informed
us there that Americans are more
free than Soviet citizens because we
can have Coca-Cola whenever we
want it. They, on the other hand,
must ask American tourists to pur-
chase that essential beverage for
them. So? We can't buy Cuban ci-
gars. Who's got the better end of the
deal?
There may well be reasons why
a large part of Americans live a
freer life than their Soviet counter-
parts, but our consumer culture is
most certainly not such a reason.
It is certainly true that many of us
have the economic capability to
satisfy our desires, but just where
did we get that thirst for Coke
which we can so freely satisfy? It
was given us by the little minds of
the advertising industry, which
gallops along turning Americans
into homogenous economic units
who produce and consume the
useless goods of advanced capi-
talist culture while people around
the world and under our very
noses starve and freeze to death
and the ecological structure of the
planet is ripped asunder. Freedom,
whatever it is, has naught to do
with Coca-Cola. The notion that it
docs, that weare free because "we"
have seven bright and shining
brandsofdetergent tochooscfrom
while "they" have to stand list-
lessly in a line stretching around
the block for just one grey and
boring brand, has been for too
long a mainstay of the Cold War
that so threatens what freedom
we do have as Americans and as
members of the human commu-
nity. The private and illegal war
conducted against "Communism"
in Nicaragua is evidence of the
dangers of Cold War rhetoric.
Certainly a ceremony honoring
scholarly achievement at Bowdoin
is no place for such childish jingo-
ism.
Skinheads
misunderstood
To the Editor
We were very disappointed in
Adam Najberg's last article. Al-
though it seemed well intentioned,
it was confused and misleading,
specifically in its treatment of skin-
heads. To lump all skinheads to-
gether with predominantly racist
groups like the neo-Nazis and the
KKK ignores the diversity that has
been present in the "skinhead
movement" ever since it came to
this country in the late l97(Ys.
Najberg's statements would not
have been so disturbing if they
didn't echo the misunderstandings
of most Americans. Perhaps these
misunderstandings arise because
the only skinheads in the news are
those who have committed violent
acts. However, Adam Najberg, as a
journalist, has a particular respon-
sibility to be informed about the
subjects he discusses in print.
The Brunswick community is full
of sources that Mr. Najberg could
have consulted in preparing his
column. There are several people
on campus who either are skinheads
or are familiar with skinhead groups
across the country. Further, just by
walking downtown, one can find
skins of every stripe, from fascist to
straight edge ( no sex, drugs, or
alcohol) to skinheads who are noth-
ing more than hippies without hair.
Of course we don't defend the
heinous acts committed by a vio-
lent faction of the movement. None-
theless, Adam Najberg's column
does nothing to engender the kind
of informed discussion that is nec-
essary to deal with these problems
as responsible citizens.
Tim Armstrong '90
Chris Brown '91
Black Panthers
are not
a hate group
To the Editor.
I find it interesting to note that
Adam najberg, in his last article,
classifies the Black Panthers as a
hate group in American society, and
on a par with the K.K.K.
Perhaps if Adam Najberg had
been more interested in the politics
ratherthantheracialcompositionof
the Black Panther Party, he could
have avoided ignorantly dismiss-
ing them as a group intent on de-
stroying the social order of Amer-
ica.
Two decades ago, the Black Pan-
ther Party recognized the fact that
Black society in America has been
politically, economically and so-
cially oppressed for three hundred
years. The American political sys-
tem did not recognize Blacks as a
major social group with rights to
equal representation in the political
system. In order for the inequali-
titesinherentinthewrittenand prac-
ticed law of American government
to be readdressed as regards Black
society, they advocated Black Soli-
darity. That is, they believed that
Black society must act as cohesive
social group in their separate com-
munities in demanding political
power from the existing political
structure.
The press made sweeping con-
demnation of their cause. They were
denounced as saboteurs of an inte-
grated American society, which ul-
timately led to their downfall. Ac-
cordingly, the myth that they were a
Black hate group is perpetuated
today by the kind of superficial
journalism that Adam Najberg rep-
resents.
Conversely, the Ku Klux Klan re-
mainsaprominent part of the Ameri-
can political and social system.
Regardless of the pervasive attitude
in American society that they are an
objectionable hate group, they exist
and remain at liberty to insult, har-
ass, and physically harm any and all
racial and ethnic groups in Amer-
ica.
Another point that Adam high-
lights in his article isthat a writer for
the Black Current labels confeder-
ate flag holders as racist. As the
writer of that article, I clarify that I
do not "propagate bipolarization"
or "contribute to the racial tension"
at Bowdoin by charging an irre-
sponsible action with the label of
racism. I do think, however, that I
highlight the issue of the confeder-
ate flag in order that the Bowdoin
communily should be.aware that it
is an issue and a matter to be dealt
with accordingly.
I find it to be the heart of absurd-
ity that Adam najberg, who did
nothing more in his last two articles
than to label racial and ethnic groups
with inferiorcharacteristics, should
be theone to accuse meof contribut-
ing to the racialstensionatBowdon.
Isatu Manama Funna '92
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NUMBER 8
DKE house placed on probation
Booze for bucks? Recent events on campus have brought the issue out
once again. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
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Rensenbrink seeks changes
at Bowdoin and beyond
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) has
seen the last of its Saturday
afternoon "Happy Hours" for a
while. As of Tuesday Dean of
Students Kenneth A. Lewallen
placed DKE on social probation until
December 4 for breaking Maine state
liquor laws and Inter-Fraternity
Council (IFC) rules during a "Happy
Hour" held on September 23.
In conjunction with recommend-
ations from the Inter-Fraternity
Council Lewallen found DKE in
violation of three rules. The
violations include serving alcohol
to minors, failing to register a social
function with alcohol present, and
directly selling alcohol to guests.
Furthermore, an inebriated student
left the party and stumbled over to
Maine Hall where the student pulled
LYNN WARNER
ORIENT Staff
It is a common practice among
professors at Bowdoin to take a
semester or year-long leave of
absence in order to devote their
full attention to their research.
Some use this time to enhance, or
broaden, their knowledge in their
field of expertise, and somechoose
to look down roads they bypass in
their normal guises as teachers.
Professor of Government John
Rensenbrink recently decided to
expand his year leave into an
endless one. His new title is
"Research Professor" which means
he is still a member of Bowdoin's
staff, but will focus on his research
external to Bowdoin. Professor
Alan Springer, also of the
government department, said that
with his leave coming up
Rensenbrink "had the option of
retiring." Springer called the
research professor status a way "to
take a very attractive bridge into
retirement."
Dean of the Faculty Alfred Fuchs
said that Maine's lack of a
mandatory retirement age means
that "it is up to the individual to
take that step." According to Fuchs,
once Rensenbrink expressed
interest in crossing that bridge from
teaching to retirement, they
"worked out a retirement title to
indicate that he is still active in
research."
And active he is. John
Rensenbrink is in no way relaxing
as he gradually leaves his job at
Bowdoin behind. A cornerstone of
the government department for 24
years, Rensenbrink said he felt
"being 61 years old it was high
time for a change before it was too
late to do something different."
He said, "The choice to leave
Bowdoin had been developing in
mymind for some time," and when
the opportunity presented itself
he grabbed it. Rensenbrink said he
plans on using his free time to
write articles on Poland, the
Greens, and to complete a book,
his second, on ecology and
democracy.
With all these commitments, his
time is not really free. In addition
to writing, Rensenbrink is
participating in the American
Political Science Association's
(APSA) Conference Group on
Transformational Politics. He said
he is excited to be included in this
"wonderful community of
scholars" and views it as another
manifestation of his interest in
transformational politics. He
pointed out his admiration for
Thomas Jefferson and Lech
Walesa, two men who "both called
for basic transformations of
thought and power."
Rensenbrink explained that the
transformational approach he
embraces espouses a "nonviolent,
basic change in the structureof the
political system." He pointed out
the critical compromise this
approach presentsbetween "piece-
meal reforms and changing the
system altogether." This
compromise "works within the
system to change the system
fundamentally."
Professor Rensenbrink is
implementing his interest in the
transformational approach to
political change in his own life.
His first book, Poland Challenges A
Divided World L dealt with "the
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a fire alarm. A security guard
responding to the false alarm was
apparently injured, according to
Lewallen.
Along with being on social
probation.sDKE must abide by four
other mandates handed down by
the administration. DKE may not
host, sponsor or allow any parties
— private, invitational or campus-
wide — involving the use of alcohol.
The fraternity also must sponsor a
house dinner meeting with a
representative from the state liquor
authority to discuss such issues as
Maine State liquor laws and host
liability. A member of the house
alumni corporation must be present.
DKE must also organize an
acceptable alcohol education
program. The program could be in
conjunction with Alcohol
Awareness Week. Dean Lewallen,
however, said that the planning and
development of the program must
be strictly on the fraternity's
initiative and not part of an APA
effort.
Finally, DKE leadership should
meet periodically with the Advisor
to Fraternities Robert Stuart for
advice and guidance in organizing
an educational week.
After December 4 , DKE may
petition for a return to 'good
standing.' "Basically, they haw to
earn their way back," continued
Dean Lewellan, "The organization
must convincingly demonstrate that
it embraces the spirit and values as
well as the responsibility of the
Bowdoin College community."
If further infractionsby DKE occur
during the period of social
probation, Dean Lewellan said, 'The
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Execs announce frosh class officers
RICHARD LnTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
At Monday night's meeting the
Executive Board disclosed the
results of the freshman class
elections to an anxious group of
candidates. The winners were: Beth
Lowe, President; Lisa Sperry, Vice-
President; Kate Harrington,
Secretary; and Erin O'Neill,
Treasurer.
Next the board heard from Dan
Brakewood '90, the Vice Chair and
mediator of the Student Senate. He
reported that the first Senate
meeting to take place in years was a
great success. According to
Brakewood, the report compiled
after the meeting and presented at
the meeting of the Governing
Boards' and Overseers' committees
was extremely well-received. The
report singled out five issues as
being of "extreme importance to the
Student Assembly," and expressed
the hope that the address of these
issues would result in "the
improvement of the college."
The five issues selected are:
attempting to curtail future tuition
hikes above the average inflation
rate, urging a greater level of
environmental consciousness on
campus and in college policy,
investigating (though not
necessarily endorsing) possible
changes in the grading system,
condemning the error in college
rankingmadein U.S. Newsand World
Report, and finally and most
importantly, working to improve
communication between the
Student Assembly and the college
administration.
In light of this final resolution, an
informal committee to investigate
the communications problems will
be formed. It will include members
of the Governing Boards, college
administration, and Student
Assembly, among others.
Finally, the newly organized
Charter Organizations Committee
presented its report on two groups
seeking to be chartered: The
Canterbury Club and Straight to the
(Continued on page 6)
Inside: Bowdoin sports teams enjoy a great weekend
The football team, led to a big win over Tufts by Quarterback Mike Kirch *90, was one of the many
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The Bowdoin Orient
4
Thursday, October 26, 1989
New profs abound
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Staff
Six additional new faculty
members complete the list of new
faces.pn the Bowdoin campus this
fall.
Martha May now serves as
Director of the Women's Studies
Program and Assistant Professor
of Women's Studies and History.
May received her BA in History
from Virginia Commonwealth
University. She earned a MA in
History and a PhD, specializing in
Women's History and the Family,
from the State University of New «■
York - Binghamton.
Along with teaching Women's
Studies courses both semesters,
May administers the Women's
Studies program. She stated, "I
think what everyone in Women's
Studies would like to see us (society)
value the achievements and
contributions of women, to
understand obstacles women face,
and to work together to eliminate
obstacles women face. We want to
empower women in an academic
environment, to make them think
critically about their lives and
society."
Luis Martinez-Fernandez is a
Consortium Dissertation Fellow
and Lecturer in the History
department. He received a BA in
History and a MA in Latin
American History from the
University of Puerto Rico.
This semester, Martinez-
Fernandez is writing full-time, and
he will teach a Hispanic Caribbean
course in the spring. Martinez-
Fernandez, who was bom in Cuba
and raised in Puerto Rico, is at
Bowdoin for one year through a
program for minority students who
I are working on final stages of their
doctorate.
Another new professor is Norean
I Sharpe, Assistant Professor of
Mathematics. Sharpe received a BA
in Mathematics from Mt. Holyoke
VCoIIege, and a MS in Biomedical
Engineering from the University of
North Carolina - Chapel Hill. She
earned her PhD in Systems
Engineering from the University
of Virginia. Sharpe is on a 2-year
appointment at Bowdoin. She is
teaching Introductory Calculus.and
an Advanced Seminar in Statistics
this year.
Also new to the Mathematics
department is Assistant Professor
Farhad Jafari. Jafari received a BS
in Mathematics and MS and MA
degrees in Mathematics from the
Universityof Wisconsin -Madison.
He earned two PhDs from the
Universityof Wisconsin- Madison.
Co-coordinator of the Self-Paced
Calculus program, Jafari is also
teaching a Vector Calculus course.
On a 2-year appointment at
Bowdoin, Jafari said, "Bowdoin
provides an excellent mix between
teaching and research. Being able
to do both is very important to me."
Dennis Sweet is serving as
Instructor in Philosophy for one
year. He received a BA in
Philosophy and Classical
Civilization from Indiana
University. He earned a MA and a
PhD in Philosophy from the
University of Iowa.
Presently, Sweet is teaching
Existentialism and Kant courses,
and next semester he will teach
Ethicsand the Analytic Movement.
Another new faculty member is
Instructor in Anthropology John
Cross. Cross received an AB in
History and Sociology/Anthro-
pology from Bowdoin, and a MA in
Anthropology from the University
of Massachusetts.
On a one-year appointment,
Cross is teaching an Introduction
to World Prehistory course this
semester, and will teach a North
American Indians course in the
spring. As a Bowdoin graduate, he
said, "I'm really enjoyingthechance
to give back to the institution a little
bit of what I had, taken from it as an
undergraduate." J
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Thursday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m.
in Pickard Theatre. His lecture is
titled "Economics and the Arts: An
Unlikely but Important Association.
A native of Canada, Galbraith
studied at the Ontario Agricultural
College, the University of California
and the University of Cambridge.
He has taught at California,
Princeton and the University of
Cambridge as well as, for most of
his life, at Harvard.
Professor Galbraith was deputy
administrator of the Office of Price
Administration in the early 1940's
and was principal organizer of the
wartime system of price control,
which he headed until 1943. In 1945,
he was a director of the U.S. Strategic
Bombing Survey, which powerfully
corrected wartime claims as to the
accomplishmentsof air warfare. He
later held other public offices in the
State Department and elsewhere
and was awarded the Medal of
Freedom by President Truman in
1946. He is a former editor of Fortune
magazine.
Galbraith served on the campaign
staff of Adlai Stevenson in 1 952 and
1956 and was the chairman of the
Economic Advisory Committee of
the Democratic Advisory Council
form 1956 to 1960. An early
supporter of John F. Kennedy, he
served on Kennedy's 1960
convention staff and was U.S.
Ambassador to India from 1961 to
1963. From its earliest days he was
active in opposition to our Vietnam
involvement and had a leading role
in the 1968 convention as a floor
manager for Eugene McCarthy,
whose name he helped put in
nomination.
Galbraith is the author of
numerous books, including The
Affluent Society (1958), Ambassador's
Journal (1969), and The Age of
Uncertainty (1977). His two most
recent books are Economics in
Perspective, a history of economics,
and Capitalism, Communism and
Coexistence, which he co-authored
with Stanislav Menshikov for
simultaneous publication in the U.S.
and U.S.S.R. His articles and book
reviews have appeared in The New
Yorker, Book World and The New York
Times Book Review.
Professor Galbraith is a member
and past president of the American
Academy and Institute of Arts and
Letters and of the American
Economic Association and is a
member of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences. He was the
recipient in 1988 of the Britannica
Award for excellence in the
dissemination of knowledge. He
holds honorary degrees from
Harvard, Tufts and Brandeis
Universities, the Universities of
Paris, Moscow, California,
Michigan, Massachusetts, Toronto,
Buenos Aires and Mysore and from
Boston College and some thirty
others. He is honorary co-chairman
of the American Committeeon U.S.-
Soviet Relations, and honorary
fellowofTrinity College, Cambridge
and a Commandeur in the French
Legion of Honor.
Galbraith will lecture next Thursday on "Economics and the Arts."
Bowdoin ranking recalculated to fifth
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
The final chapter in Bowdoin's
bizarre battle with U.S. News &
World Report appeared to have been
written when the magazine
provided the College with an
"unofficial" recalculation of its
ranking. The new calculation
showed Bowdoin ranked 11th in
the financial resources category, and
fifth overall.
U.S. News cV World Report,
however, made no official correction
in the magazine, nor does it plan to.
The figures were released solely for
internal use by the College, and were
accompanied by an agreement
stating that Bowdoin would not
write a news release or in any way
initiate publicity about the change.
The agreement was signed by
President A. LeRoy Greason.
The error appeared in the Oct. 16,
1989 issue of the magazine, as part
of a cover article ranking America's
top colleges and universities.
Bowdoin was ranked 72nd in the
Financial Resources category, and
1 3th overall. An incorrect figure was
used for the Library Budget.
Director of Public Relations and
Publications Richard Mersereau
said Monday that he felt the
magazine provided theCollege with
the informatiofi in part to maintain
good relations/They did not admit
an error, but I think it was clear that
an error was made. They felt
responsible enough to provide us
with the corrected results," he said.
He said part of the agreement was
not to fault either the magazine or
the College.
Mersereau conceded that the
College had not sent in all the
requested information on time, and
that this contributed to some degree
to the confusion. He called the
information that Bowdoin should
have been ranked fifth "a bittersweet
thing. Even if we were to get an
'official' correction, what would it
have done? 99 percent of the people
would never see it anyway."
"It appears inconsistent to say we
don't believe in these rankings and
then complain when we don't do
well," Mersereau said. "But it's just
realistic: if they are going to be done,
we want them done right, and if we
should happen todo well, we would
like to use that to our advantage."
In lastyear'srankings, which were
calculated differently, Bowdoin
placed ninth. The improvement to
fifth this year would place Bowdoin
behind Swarthmore, Amherst,
Williams and Pomona Colleges.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Pace 3
College disputes facts in Times story
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
A front-pagefeaturein theMaine
Times of Oct. 13, 1989 is littered
with errors and misrepresent-
ations, according to a letter to the
editor of the weekly newspaper
from Director of Public Relations
and Publications Richard
Mersereau.
The article was featured on the
cover of the newspaper as
"Bowdoin's financial squeeze."
Inside was a story written by
Christine Kukka depicting
Bowdoin as facing troubled
financial times. The article pointed
out the rising cost of tuition, the
current deficit in the College's
budget, the lack of funds for the
Science Center, and the supposed
and misrepresentations." Among
these is the incorrect listing of
Bowdoin's tuition, room and board
as $19,120. The actual figure is
$18,980.
Other errors, according to the
letter, included the article stating
"incorrectly that the College has
earmarked $5 million from its recent
$56 million capital campaign for a
new science center. The College
actually proposed $11.8 million for
that purpose."
The letter also defends the cost of
the field house, denying the article's
claim that the "elaborate recreation
center came in $5 million over
budget." On the contrary, the letter
states, the $9 million figure was
approved by the Governing Boards
before construction, and the
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House as reasons for a troubled
financial future.
But Mersereau's letter indicates
that the Maine times may have
been overzealous in some of its
research . The letter states that there
gre "at least thirteen factual errors
project to completion at the
budgeted amount."
Mersereau similarly defended the
science center project. Though the
article implied that Bowdoin has
been disappointed in its efforts to
secure federal assistance for the
project, Mersereau points out that
nothing has been decided.
"President Greason remains
optimistic that efforts to obtain
federal assistance will be
successful," he says.
Bowdoin's response also
emphasized the large financial
packages available to Maine
students. The article discussed one
Maine student who didn't apply
to Bates because she "couldn't
afford it." But Mersereau points
out that "the average parental cost
to a Maine family qualifying for
assistance [is) $5,900," a figure
comparable to Bates and Colby.
He accuses the newspaper of
"perpetuating the myth that a
publicly-subsidized education is
the only option available to most
Maine families."
Mersereau concludes by calling
Bowdoin's "overall financial
health excellent," and points out
that "the deficit will be reduced to
zero on March 3.
Mersereau's letter is scheduled
to appear in this week's issue. J
Governing Boards hold first meeting
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
The first meeting this year of the
Governing Boards convened
Friday, October 20 in Beam
Classroom.
President LeRoy Greason and
Leonard Cronkite, Chair of the
Trustees/ delivered reports before
the Standing Committees issued
their reports. Among those
committees presenting reports were
Academic Affairs, Development,
Financial Planning and Student
Affairs.
The main purposeof this meeting,
according to David Kertzer,a
member of the Faculty Committee
of Five, was introductory rather
than decisive. Said Kertzer, "no
significant action was taken."
Among the topic discussed were
environmentalconcernsand tuition.
While no specific resolutions were
reached concerning either topics,
Kertzer described the Boards as
"very responsive" to the
environment and also said that he
would "be surprised if there was a
tuition increaseof double-digits like
last year."
Dan Brakewood '90, the vice chair
of the Executive Board, also attended
the Joint Meeting and the Board of
Overseers meeting as head of the
Student Senate. Brakewood agreed
with Kertzer that "there wasn't
anything big passed." However, he
did note that important topics of
discussion were, among others, the
Calvin and Hobbes
budget, coeducation and the
fraternities, and Bowdoin's standing
in the U.S. News and World Report
rating of colleges.
Brakewood also spokeat the Joint
Meeting on the subject of increased
communication and presented the
Student Senate report. This report
contained the Platform of the
Student Senate.
Besides stressing improved
communication, the platform
condemned future tuition hikes,
urged the college to become "more
environmentally sound," promoted
continued investigation of a
different grading system and
disputed Bowdoin College's
standing in U.S. News and World
Report.
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The Black Current promotes
awareness of diversity
DOUG BEAL
ORIENT Staff
The Black Current , Bowdoin's most
recent publication, hit the stands for
the second time last week. The
newsletter is put out by the African-
American Society and, as stated in
its first issue, the publication exists
to express "the ideas and events
that affect African-American
students on this campus," in order
to "keep the campus informed on
the news affecting the black
community."
In regard to its purpose, Teresa
Stevenson '92, one of the
newsletter's two editors, said "We
want to make students aware of
issues on and off campus facing
black students!"
Participants in the publishing of
the newsletter have so far included
the two editors of The Black Current,
Stevenson and Keith Jones '90, and
contributors Albert Smith '92,
Michelle Freeman '92 and Isatu
Funna *92.
The first two issues have featured
Huey P. Newton, Asa Randolph,
Mickey Leland, and other black
leaders, as well as editorials in
response to Adam Na jberg's Fire At
Will columns which have appeared
in theOrient and the presence of
Confederate flags on campus. The
flags were described as the
"hallmarkof theKu Klux Klan" and
symbols of the south evoking
painful memories of slavery.
According to Smith and Jones,
the newsletter also serves to express
underlying feelings and issues
whichotherwisemight not be talked
about. "We would like to show that
we can have diversities of opinion,
both liberal and conservative/' said
Jones.
Although The Black Current has
been criticized by some people for
promoting bipolarization, and
exacerbating racial tension on
campus, Smith said, "We are not
anti-white; we're pro-black."
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Thursday, October 26, 1989
Beyond Bowdoin
Students focus on environment IQuake teaches trutE
CPS
Students from more than 250
campuses — almost 10 percent of
the country's major 2-year and 4-
year colleges — are expected to
descend on the University of North
Carolina (UNO in Chapel Hill Oct.
27-29 to try to start a political
movement.
"We're hoping to unify and get a
stronger movement to raise
environmental activism on
campus," declared Jimmy
Langman, chairman of the Student
Environmental Action Committee
atUNC.
Langman and his cohorts are
aiming to jump start the long-
flagging college environmental
movement; and energize it with the
kind of political urgency that
characterized student anti-
apartheid, campus security and
arms control efforts earlier in the
decade.
Students from 35
collegescongregated at the
University of New Hampshire in
1987 to outline a plan to transplant
West Germany's environmentalist
Green Party to the United States.
The Earth's environment is
getting star treatment in the popular
culture. Once relegated to public-
television documentaries, the issue
this year will be featured on prime-
time television shows "Murphy
Brown" and "Head of the Class."
Michael Stipe of REM has recorded
a public service announcement, to
air on 1,400 college radio stations,
encouraging students to get
involved with the cause.
In January, Time
magazine
named --*^e
"endangered
Earth" its man of the year, and has
since featured stories about the ruin
of the Brazilian rain forest and the
slaughter of African elephants.
And on March 24, the Exxon
Valdez struck a reef in Alaska's
Prince William Sound, leaking 11
million gallons of crude oil into the
water. It turned out to be the worst
oil spill in U.S. history, but.
schools to replace foam cups and
plates that are made of poly-styrene-
whose manufacture, they say,
requires the release of CFCs that, in
turn, deplete the ozone layer in the
upper reaches of the atmosphere —
with other substances.
University of Michigan students,
who eat an estimated $6.8 million
worth of pizzas a year, now throw
observers say, helped turn public their pizza boxes, newspapers and
bottles away in separate recycling
containers in their dorms.
Most campuses, in fact, now have
some kind of recycling program in
place, student activists say.
"These things seem to run in
cycles," Earth Day's Byrd said.
"We've lucked into a period of
renewed public interest."
"The environmental movement
is not only an issue for 1989 and
1990, but for the decade," claimed
Julianne Marley, president of the
United States Student
Association(USSA) in Washington,
DC.
"People are finally starting to
realize we're responsible and that
we have to do something about it,"
said Holly Mehl, who helped start
Central College's' first
environmental group two yearsago.
Others ,#*e the environment
replacing /other issues — at least
momentarily — because there's a
sense that individual efforts will
help, said Ken Hoover, chair of the
political science department at
Western Washington University.
Students, he said, can easily see
when the forest is completely
cleared.
"Some of the other issues seem to
be less current," he added. "For
instance, arms control appears to be
under control, and with the deficit
there's a sense of futility."
Not everyone thinks oil spills,
droughts, and repeated warnings
about the Greenhouse Effect will
cause students to put the
environment at the top of their list.
"Not to diminish the
environment, but there's still a
whole lot going on," maintained
Ray Davis, of the Student Coalition
against Apartheid and
Racism(SCAR) in ' Washington,
D.C. Racial tensions and military-
funded research, he said, are higher
on many students' lists of political
causes.
attention to environmental issues.
"A lot of people are realizing
we've done a really wonderful job
screwing up the Earth," said Robin
Rhein, a regional coordinator for
the "Cool It!" project, the National
Wildlife Federation's student drive
to slow global warming.
In Rhein's 11 -state Midwest
region, students from Stephens,
Carleton and Concordia colleges,
as well as about 60 other campuses,
have submitted recycling,
packaging and tree-planting
proposals to help slow global
warming.
Of course, environmental issues
have always attracted a sizable
segment of the campus activist
population. In 1970, more than 20
million people participated in Earth
Day, including students from 2,000
colleges and universities. It was the
largest public demonstration in
history.
Organizers are planning a 20th
anniversary of Earth Day for April
22. "There will be a greater sense of
urgency this time," predicted Owen
Byrd, national student coordinator
of Earth Day, headquartered in Palo
Alto, Calif.
Students are working on a
local campus level, too.
^ Collegians at places as
L ^, diverse as Central
College in Iowa,
Brown
University
in Rhode
New reports say AIDS affects teenagers
CPS
Alarming new data show the
AIDS epidemic may be spreading
rapidly among teenagers.
The federal Centers for Disease
Control(CDC) in Atlanta says it has
now documented 415 cases of AIDS
among teens between the ages of 13
and 19.
"AIDS is a public health crisis in
all age groups, but we are concerned
about teenagers," said Charles Fallis
of the CDC.
Scientists have long worried that
teens and college-aged people, who
as singles tend to have more than
one sex partner, were the next "at-
risk" group to contract the fatal
disease, which destroys the body's
immune system.
A study of student blood samples
at 20 campuses last February and
March revealed about two out of
every 1 ,000 collegia n s were infected
with the AIDS virus.
The latest CDC numbers suggest
the virus has spread farther since
then.
Using a slightly different age
definition. Dr. Mary Young, an
infectious disease specialist at
Georgetown University Hospital,
said 900 13-to-21-year-olds had been
diagnosed as having AIDS as of
January, 1989.
'The problem is that is just the
actual AIDS cases. Forevery person
who has AIDS, there are five or six
HIV positive [people who have the
vims, but have not begun to suffer
disease-related symptoms yetj
running around. So you have to
assume that the number will get
much higher," Young said.
As they "run around," of course,
they may unwittingly spread the
disease to their sex partners.
Another reason for alarm. Young
said, is that it takes seven-to-nine
years for AIDS symptoms to show
up. That means people are
contracting the disease at ages as
young as 10 years old.
Young said that young black and
Hispanic women living in urban
areas are the highest risk group,
especially if they are drug users or
have intercourse with drug users.
And, she said, the problem is still in
specific areas, naming New York
City, Miami, Washington D.C, Los
Angeles and San Francisco as cities
with a high AIDS risk.
The risk is less for a sexually
active young woman in the middle
of the country, but that doesn't mean
San Francisco's geography is
histrionic — its fogs can be as
spectacular as the vistas they
obscure — and its geology is
downright dangerous. On Tuesday
(Oct. 17) that geology taught the
nation three lessons. They concern
the predictability of some surprises,
the sovereignty of nature and the
web of dependencies that define
civic life.
The earth's shell is composed of
numerous plates from 45 to 95 miles
thick, slowly migrating. North
America — The United Plates of
America, as a geologist calls it — is
united only for now. This "collage
of wandering fragments" may
disperse to form new aggregations
in a few hundred million years.
Meanwhile, California straddles
two plates, one moving south , the
other north. No good can come of
this. Sudden slippages between
plates produce quakes, and not only
in the West.
Quakes around New Year, 1811-
12, near New Madrid, Missouri,
reached perhaps 8.8 on today's
Richter scale. They reversed the
flow of the Mississippi, altered its
course, caused waves in the Earth
several feet high and rang church
bells in Boston. Last November, a
6.0 quake hit rural Quebec. In 1983,
6.5 quake shattered Coalinga,
Calif. The scale is logarithmic: San
Francisco's 1906 quake (8.3) was 90
times more powerful than
Coalinga's and less powerful than
Alaska's 1964 quake (8.4).
There are between 2,500 and
10,000 measurable tremors during
a normal day on this fidgety planet.
Big quakes are rare. They also are
certainties.
Earth sciences predicted the 1980
eruption of Mount St. Helens and
six months ago Science magazine
examined evidence that
"dangerous quakes are closing in
on the San Francisco area." A 1976
quake in China killed 400,000, but
in 1975 the evacuation of a Chinese
city in response to a correct
prediction saved an estimated
100,000 lives. As a predictive
science, seismology is still
developing, but it suggests that a
big quakels highly likely in eastern
America within 30 years.
Tuesday's quake should
concentrate minds. On-tenth of all
Americans live in California. One-
quarter of the semiconductor
she shouldn't be careful," Young
said. "It's prudent for all sexually
active women to take precautions."
"Precautions" like condoms,
however, have proven unpopular.
A recent Urban Institute in
Washington, D.C, study found that
only 30 percent of the adolescent
males surveyed use condoms every
time they have intercourse.
Twenty-eight states and the
District of Columbia require their
schools to have AIDS education
programs, although all states get
federal money to stage them, adds
Marie Schumacher of the National
Association of State Boards of
Education.
industry is in one county near the
San Andreas fault. Only 60 people
died when Charleston, S.C., shook
for eight minutes in 1886, but
people then did not live in high-
rise structures over naturalgaslines
and downwind from chemical
plants.
An earthquake once shook the
Western mind. It struck Lisbon on
All Saints' Day, 1755, killing
thousands in churches and
thousands more who, fleeing to
the seashore, were drowned by a
tidal wave. It was as though nature
were muttering "Oh really? Says
who?" in response to mankind's
expanding sense of mastery. The
quake was an exclamation point
inserted arbitrarily into the Age of
Reason, raising doubts about the
beneficence of the universe and
God's enthusiasm for the
Enlightenment.
In this secular age, when the
phrase "acts of God" denotes only
disasters, we still can learn lessons
from them. One of the striking
vignettes from television coverage
of the aftermath of San Francisco's
quake was a policeman exhorting ,
citizens to "go home and prepare''
for 72 hours without services."
Perhaps no electricity, no gas, no
running water for three days. Of
course mankind lived for millennia
without any of those. Today,
however, our well-being depends
ona network of many systems too
easily taken for granted.
The words civic, civil, citizen
have a common root. They
originally pertained to residents of
cities. It is in these complex
creations — cities— that we see the
truth of the phrase "social fabric."
Any community, but especially a
modern city, is a rich weave of
diverse threads. The strength of
each thread is derived from its
relation to the rest. All the threads
can snap or unravel when the fabric
is ripped by jagged events. San
Francisco's fabric has been strained
but not torn.
From any catastrophe some good
can come. It is no bad thing to be
reminded — the world relentlessly
sees to this — of the fragility of all
social arrangements. Americans,
for whom individualism is
instinctive, need periodic
reminders that their 1 pursuits of
happiness are utterly dependent
upon the functioning of civic,
collective community institutions
and upon habits of civility of the
sort San Franciscans showed in
their crisis. An earthquake is a
tough teacher but it tells the truth.
Schumacher noted lesson plans
in only three states mention
condoms as means of preventing
the virus's spread.
On theother sideof the spectrum,
British Columbia installed condom
machines in its high schools'
restrooms. Toronto schools will
install them during Christmas
break.
The Toronto decision came after
Perry Kendall, Toronto's medical
health officer, reported 47 known
positive AIDS tests among local
teens between the ages of 15 and 19.
He estimated that there may be as
many as nine additional positive
tests for each reported case.
Thursday, October 26, 1989
>uay, OCTO BER 2b, 1989 i— — 1 P AGE 5
■ [ The Bowdoin Orient] i_age_^_
Arts & Entertainment
Orient meets Occident in Portland
ORIENT Food Critics
In today's world of fast paced
competition, who deserves
the title of Best Chinese
Restaurant in Maine? We have
beenall around the world, and
we have been to the Beijing
Zoo. And in all our travels, as
the facts unravel, we have
found this to be true — Panda West
of Portland has brilliantly adapted
the culinary treasures of the Middle
Kingdom for the American palate.
Restaurant Manager Richard
Tseng, a native of Taiwan,
emmigrated to America in 1977. Last
year, hecameto Portland from New
York City, because he believed,
"...the competition was too fierce
and the environment too
dangerous." He chose Portland,
"...because it is a beautiful city and
lacked a good Chinese restaurant."
Along with a master chef, several
sous-chefs, and his family, Mr.
Tseng set up shop last December 23
in the lucritive location of Portland's
Old Port district.
The dinner began with a warm
welcome from the friendly staff. Mr.
Tseng avoided the gaudy tradition
red and gold color scheme
characteristic of most Chinese
restaurants in the United States. The
atmosphere is subtle; the ambience
is sublime. The lighting is not so
bright that romance waits in the car,
nor it is so dark that food is
unrecognizable.
The waiter was jovial, helpful,
and knowlegeable. We put him on
the spot by asking him to choose,
and his choice delighted all."^
SuanLaTang, fl£ #|L ~ft) > Hot
and Sour Soup, came first. This
piquant and hearty soup from
China's Sichuan Province whet the
appetite and stimulated salivation.
The three main dishes arrived in
an entrance fit for a Qing Dynasty
emperor. Each waiter bore one
platter in a procession that stretched
from the kitchen to the table. Was
this a Friday night dinner or a royal
banquet? Thedishes complemented
each other well. The beautiful
decorations, sculpted from vividly
colored turnips.
The first was a little spicy one
named Chen Pi Ji, fjj^ & ~^J ■
Tangerine Chicken, deep-fried
boneless breast of chicken in a sweet
and spicy sauce. It was hot; however,
the side dish of La Jiang, $f^ ^ ,
Hot Sauce, was for experts only. To
surpass this burning sensation, there
is only one place in the world to go:
The A-One Guest House in
Bangkok, Thailand. Thechicken had
a smooth and delicate texture. The
taste was robust, almost painful,
leaving an insatiable desire for more.
While Panda West specializes in
Hunan Province cuisine, its
rendition of Hao You Niu Rou,
*£ $& J% [^ ,Beef with Oyster
Sauce, proved proficiency in
Cantonese style. Taoist philosophers
of China, two millennia ago, first
discovered the aphrodisiacal
powers of oysters, and this dish does
nothing less than seduce the taste
buds. Delicately seared stripsof beef,
tender baby ears of com, and
slippery mushrooms, naturally fuse
in this supple and sumptuous sauce.
What was better - to look or to nibble
at it?
The culinary creation, Jiang Cong
BaoXia, J& .{£• *£ *f ,
Amazing Prawns, was the
piece de resistance, that made
the waiting worthwhile. At
first the pungent odor and
exotic sight repulsed the
olfactory senses. But throwing
caution to the wind, we dove in, and
it was ecstasy. The exquisitely
sau teed shrimp melted in the mouth,
and tangy combination of ginger
and scallions tantalized the taste
buds.
Tsing Tao beer, straight from the
People's Republic of China,
provided a soothing element to the
frenzied feast. Its slight bitterness
rounded out the five traditional
Taoist tastes- Sweet, Salty, Sour,
Spicy, and Bitter. .
Panda West is a unique Chinese
restaurant par excellence,
specializing in Hunan Cuisine. With
authentic Chinese ingredients from
New York City and Maine's
combination of fresh seafood and
produce, this restaurant always
providesdelicious food at affordable
prices. Whether you seek your old
favorites or dare to try something
new, Panda West is the place for
you.
Panda House ****
Address: 436 Fore Street, Portland.
772-6024
Open Monday- Saturday 1130
a jn.-ll p jn. Sunday Noon-10 p.m.
Catch next weeks review of the Taj
Mahal restaurant with special guest
food critic Raouf Kizilbash.
Livingston Taylor performs November 4 in Kresge Auditorium.
Livingston: More than
just "the other Taylor"
"Look Who's Talking Now" is a disaster
Celebrity Movie Review""
with special guest Freshmen
Advisor Kim Thrasher
You are now witnessing the
cutting edge of movie review style
and technique. We have decided
not only to
review some of
America's finest
new films but
also to take along
Trinity and Kelly, our friends at the
concession counter , treated us with
a disdainful and generally
loathesome attitude from the very
moment we crossed the threshold
of their place of employment.
Perhaps
due to a
mangerial
response
to our
Films We've Seen
beyond the scope of our own Bio
department, the semen are not only
capable of fertilizing an egg, but
also of socialization and basic
conversational skills. "This is
it...wow!...this is definintely the
jackpot!. ..Come on guys, dig in!!"
(Of course, thesperm were referring
to the awaiting egg.) This set the
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The excellent entertainment this
semester will continue on Saturday,
November 4, when Livingston
Taylor takes the stage in Kresge
Auditorium.
Though many think that Taylor's
only claim to fame is that his brother
is James Taylor, Livingston has had
a long and successful career on his
own. His musical career did begin
when he, James and their brother
Alex formed The Corsairs,
Livingston has been predominantly
a solo artist throughout his career.
His self-titled first album came
out in 1970, and with his recent
release of "Life is Good," he now
has six albums under his belt. His
1978 album "Three Way Mirror"
yielded a top 40 hit in "I Will Be in
Love With You." He has also written
television themes and commercials.
But touring is his first love. After
20 years, he still averages 150
performancesa year, and never tires
of it. He says he gets depressed if
he's not playing live. "I need the
steady reinforcement," he says. "My
audience is like my family, and I
like to stay in touch."
Taylor admits that comparisons
to his brother, while being
unsurprising, can be frustrating.
"James casts a long shadow," he
says, "because he should . He is truly
a special songwriter and musician.
But it's possible to like us both."
Livingston's brand of music has
been called pop-jazz, and sometimes
a little folky. But whatever you call
it, he loves what he does.
"All I want to do is sing great
songs and make people smile," says
the performer.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets
went on sale this week for Bowdoin
students at $4 a seat. $8 tickets for
the general public go on sale on
October 30.
a celebrity guest each week to add
somespiceand flavortoouralready
caustic column. The only hitch to
the deal is that the guest has to have
wheels. Kim obviously fit the bill.
■Her brand new white Saab turbo
with tinted windows and heated
seats was more than enough to
satisfy our wildest vehicular desires.
"No one knows my name, people
think I'm just another student who
happens to wear a suit to class,"
said Kim. Don't worry, Kim, after
this column you'll be a legend like
us. (PS. Dan wanted this in)
"Icim, a former crewteam member,
majored in economics and Russian
(neither of which she is using now)
and graduated last year from our
fine school. Kim was proud to state
that as this year's Freshman advisor,
she "now earns considerably less
than last year's tuition." That's
why we picked up the tab.
Upon arrival to Cooks Corner,
scathing review last week, they
denied our guest a cup of water.
Unbeknownst to them, such
pettiness and epistomologicalness
is rarely tolerated by anally-
retentive film critics like us.
I'm sure all of you are excited for
John Travolta's big comeback
movie. Look Who's Talking Now.
Yes, it was Kim's choice, but we
were also excited to see John back in
rare form. (We have to concede that
they did put a cut from Saturday
Night Fever into the soundtrack but
then again, whocouldhelpit.) With
a cast that also contains Olympia
Dukakis, Kirstie Alley, Abe Vigoda
(Fish), and the voice of Bruce Willis,
how could they possibly go wrong?
Unfortunately, the script was
written by a Bob Guiccione wanna-
be. The film begins in completely
good taste by enlarging the female
reproductive system to all its full
screen glory. In a discovery far
M Kif isa"ga"ts"Ka ta
resents
a weekend of Australian films
The Last Wave
Friday, November 3, ^
7:30 and 10 p.m., Smith Auditorium
Stars Richard Chamberlain.
Heat Wave
Saturday, November 4
7:30 and W p.m., Smith Auditorium
Judy Davis (A Passage to India) stars in this 1983 provocative thriller— filmed in the style of
a contemporary film noir— based on actual events.
Beatrice (France/Italy. 1987)
Wednesday, November 8
3:30 p.m., Kresge Auditorium: 8 p.m., Beam Classroom
Beatrice, a beautiful and headstrong girl, sees her father return from the One Hundred Years
War a changed man. and she is the only one strong enough to stand up to his hateful
onclaught. making her his target as he tries to break her resolve. Directed by acclaimed
filmaker Bertrand Tavernier. l_
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The Bowdodm Orient
Thursday, October 26. 1989
Deke
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house could face stiff penalties —
loss of recognition by the College."
Tuesday night. Dean Lewellan
discussed the violations and the
stipulations of the probation with
DKE members. Some members were
disgruntled with the fact that the
rendering of a decision took a
month. President Geoffrey Trussell
'90 questioned the efficiency and
lack of communication between the
IFC and the Dean's office.
He also disagreed with two of the
violations cited by the
administration. He disputed the
violation of failing to register a social
function with alcohol present. He
argued that the IFC when making
any guidelinesas to "Happy Hours"
has a hands off policy. He also felt it
was unfair for the administration to
blame DKE as indirectly responsible
for the injury to the security guard.
Concerning DKE's probation,
however, Trussell said, "Regardless
of our disagreement with the
punishments, we will satisfy the
requirements handed down by the
College so that DKE may return to
good standing within the college
community."
Try candlepin bowling for a
unique entertainment experience
Execs
(Continued from page 1)
Bar. The Canterbury Club, an
Episcopalian fellowship group,
applied for and received an FC-4
charter, entitling them to reserve
college rooms for meetings and
college recognition. The board
denied Straight to the Bar's petition
for an FC-3 charter, however. The
representative of this singing group
which is presently preparing a
Broad way revue, failed to show that
their proposed charter satisfied the
conditions for college recognition.
In other business, the Exec Board :
• reported the appointments of
John Simko '92 and Laurel Dodge
'91 to the Environmental Impact ha "8 ° ut at 7 " E,even *** the hi S h
Committee.
ANDREW WHEELER
ORIENT Staff
For those of us not going home,
visiting friends in Boston or in New
York during Fall Break, night lifeon
campus appears to be rather bleak.
There will be no frat parties, school
sponsored movies, and not many
students will be around in the
dorms. Even the library closes at 5
p.m. for those of us who want to
study at night during the four days.
So what do we at night time in
Brunswick? Well, we could hang
out at Ben and Jerry's all night eating
ice cream and counting the cars that
pass by. Or we could pay to see a
flick at the movie theatre on Maine
Street. Or even better yet, we could
venture down Maine Street and
• announced its intention to form
a committee to work on the plans
for the new student center, as well
as one to decide the fate of Searles
Hall when the science center project
is completed.
Corrections
The time of the Dining Service Student Advisory Committee meeting
was incorrectly reported last week. It will be Wednesday, November 8,
at 5 p.m. in Mitchell East.
Last week's front page article was supposed to be continued on page
4. It wasnt. Sorry.
schoolers.
Ifnoneofthesenighttimeactivites
appeals to the students on campus,
I offer one more alternative to
Brunswick entertainment:
candlepin bowling! Columbus Club
Bowling Bowl is located just off
Maine Street on Dunlap Street. Just
walk down Maine Street on the right
side and Dunlap is across from
Senter's. For only $3.00 (renting
shoes costs $.50 and playing a game
costs $1.25), the student will get
exercise (throwing the ball and
running to throw theball), two hours
of fun and laughs (mocking your
friend's fifth consecutive gutter
ball), and two hours of frustration
(F*» !)
In candlepin bowling, the bowler
has three bowls (not balls!), instead
of the two balls in traditional
bowling. Consequently, one might
think that candlepin bowling is easy.
Wrong!!! The bowl is the size of a
softball, and the pins are much
skinnier and thus are harder to hit
than regular bowling. For instance,
it is very easy for a bowl to go in
between two pins and not hit
anything.
The key to this kind of bowling is
having a nice smooth motion of the
arm. The bowler does not have to
throw the ball so hard that the floor
willcrack. Pleasenotethesign above
each lane, Don't Lob the Ball. Rather,
have a nice easy arm motion, and
followthrough. Good resultsshould
come! . 1
According to manager Lou
Levesque, a good score for men is
around 100 while a good score for a
woman is around 90.
I£ the bowler scores above 100
there is a Maine candlepin
professional tour. For $325 which
covers the entry fee for six
tournaments, the bowler could win
up to $625 a tournament.
But for the bowler who is getting
bored of this new phenomena, there
are refreshments in a vending
machine,andthereisa television on
all the time. I am sure the World
Series will be on this weekend.
i
Instead of hanging out with the
high schoolers at 7-Eleven, go
candlepin bowling over Fall Break!
The lanes are open until 11 p.m.,
and Friday and Saturday nights are
the best time to play. Remember:
two hours of exercise, fun and
frustration.
Films we've seen
Thank you to all the local stores
who donated to the United
Way Fun Run:
Domino's Pizza Ben & Jerry's
Senter's J & J Sports
Moulton Union True Joy Yogurt
Bookstore
Your support made it possible
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stage for the theme of fecundity that
was to pervade throughout the film.
At this point, our guest had already
determined her opinion of the
movie. "I hate this film," spaketh
our loquacious guest. Nonetheless,
we were determined to evaluate the
whole thing, so we reassured our
guest that the movie would
improve. Weiie often.
Molly (Kirstie Alley) is an
attractive, single accountant who is
impregnated by a married executive
with whom she has art account.
Here, the film makes strong anti-
"choice" statements. From month
one, the baby is endowed with
obnoxious human characteristics
and the voice of Bruce Willis to boot.
On top of all this, she lies to her
mother (Olympia Dukakis) about
how she got pregnant, opting
instead to tell her that she was
artificially inseminated. Continuing
the themes of prejudice and sexism,
Molly's mother replies, "That's like
sex with a frozen pop...only lesbians
and ugly women do that." While
we tried to stopfrom vomiting, Kim
reassured us that we weren't jerks
for bringing her to this movie
(remember it wasn't our choice!).
that the libidinous exec is cold-
busted by Molly and a pal, thus
putting an end to their affair. The
trauma of seeing her lover with
another woman sets Molly into fits
of labor. It is at this point that we
finally encounter James (John
Travolta) the dashing taxi driver
who takes Molly to the hospital and
helps her through labor. The
persistent James is hired to take care
of Molly's child Mikey ( whatta cute
name). With lines like "Somebody
burp me before I blow up," Mikey
proves to be about as witty and
charming as an unflushed toilet.
True to the film's non-liberated
attitude, Molly is unable to cope on
her own. She tries unsuccessfully to
find suitable "fathers" for the child.
The rest is just about as predictable
as a re-run of Gilligan's Island.
That's about it. Our feelings were
best summed up by Ms. Thrasher
who said, in response to a question
as to what she was going to tell her
fun-loving co-workers in the Deans
Office, "Well, the movie was
heinous, but hey, it was free."
However, we (here at Celebrity
Movie Review"") had a great time
and thank Kim for coming with us.
We recommend all of the class of '93
COOK'S LOBSTER HOUSE
Scare yourself with all the shrimp you can eat !
Halloween Special: Mon-Tues-Wed
All You Can Eat
Fried Maine Shrimp
$8.95 with cole slaw and potatoes.
Sunday 'Bruncfi 'Buffet from 10am-2pm
Open 7 days a week
thru November:
Mon.-Sat. 12-9
Sunday 12-8
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Bob's Hideaway Restaurant
Treat yourself to a meal at one of Maine's finest new restaurants!
Use your Buckbuster Discount Card and get a 15% discount,
besides enjoying a great lunch or dinner!
Our dinner specials include:
Frl & Sat - Roast Prime Rib
Sunday - Roast leg of lamb
Hours:
Saturday Breakfast 7-11
Sunday Breakfast & Branch 7-8
Man thru Sat Lunch 11-5
Mon thru Sat Dinner 5-10
The Hideaway offers a light menu 8pm to
closing - everyday.
The Brunswick Room Is
available for private
parties and banquets
"Food & Service the way it should be"
112 Pleasant St, Brunswick
785-0776
Reaervatlona Accepted
Thursday, October 26, 1989
The Bowdoin Orient
Page 7
Sports
Homecoming- what a weekend it was!
Rankings soared and records were smashed, with every team a winner
BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
It was a made-to-order
Homecoming Saturday; a day
where everything just seemed to
come together. The football team
picked up its first win of the season
in a heart-stopping game against
the Jumbos of Tufts. Both soccer
teams were amazing-the woman
upset number-one ranked
Plymouth State in a thrilling
overtime victory, and the men's
defeat of Colby put them in position
to win the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin
(CBB) title. Field hockey, cross
country — and it just kept getting
better.
Football
Give the Polar Bearsa lot of credit
in this game. They completely
halted the Jumbos's potent
wishbone attack and came up with
some very big plays to seal the 12-6
win last week.
No doubt about it, the defense
was simply amazing. They held the
Jumbos to a paltry 136 rushing
vards — a team that went into the
game averaging 342.3 yards. Tufts'
leading rusher of the day, Steve
Heney, who usually averages 60
vards per game was held to 33.
Their three other top rushers didn't
fare any better.
v As for the secondary — despitethe
inexperience in the backfield, the
defensive backs came through in
the clutch last week. With Bowdoin
only up by six with under a minute
left to play in the game, Scott Landau
'92 broke up a Jumbo pass in the
endzone that if it been caught,
would have won or at least tied up
the game.
"NESCAC honored the entire
defense as Defensive Player of the
Week because they held the Jumbos
to such little yardage," said Coach
Howard Vandersea.
The Bears' offense came out
charging on their first possession.
In a drive that consumed nearly half
the quarter, quarterback Mike Kirch
'90 directed the squad methodically
upfield. Both Paul Popeo '90 and
Jim LeClair '92 alternated picking
up chunks of yardage, as the Bears
did not throw a single pass in this
series.
Faced with a fourth and one
situation from their own 38 yard
line, Bowdoin opted to go for the
first down rather than punt. It was
a gutsy call, but it paid off as, Kirch
kept it on the option and picked up
the first down.
"We knew we had to keep the ball
away from them," said Vandersea.
"That play worked even better than
we anticipated, and we were able to
keep moving down the field."
This drive was keyed by
successful fourthdown conversions.
It was another tough situation, as
the offense faced fourth and goal
from the three. Kirch once again
took matters into his own hands
and he ran in on the bootleg for the
touchdown. After the kick failed,
Bowdoin took an early 6-0 lead.
Later in the quarter, the Jumbos
tied it up on an eight yard TD pass.
The score would remain tied at six
for the next two quarters.
About five minutes into the final
quarter, Mike Webber '92 picked off
his fourth pass of the season for a 1 6
yard return. After Tufts was
penalized for unsportsmanlike
conduct, the Polar Bears took over,
first and goal, at the Trinity nine.
The offense capitalized on this
opportunity, needing only three
plays for the touchdown. Freshman
Eric LaPlaca picked up his first
collegiate touchdown off an 1 1 yard
pass from Kirch.
Bowdoin was
now up 12-6,
and despite
Tufts' attempts
to change it,
that's the way it
would stay.
The Bears
travel to
Worcester
Polytechnic
Institute (WPI)
this Saturday
over the break.
"WPI has a
well balanced
attack," said
Vandersea.
"They score a lot
of points, but
they also give up
a lot as well."
After facing
the Engineers,
Bowdoin will be
at home for their
last game at
Whittier Field,
as they host the
Bobcats of Bates
Number one in New England, number five in the country, the womens soccer team beat powerful Plymouth
State last Sat Here Julie Roy "93 puts a move on a Panther defender. Photo by Cliff Ashley.
Lance Hickey "91 on way to All-Maine status with a tobegintheCBB
Bowdoin course record. Photo by Dave Wilby.
series.
Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country tea m
ran rampant over everyone this
week. For the first time in ten
years, since Joan Benoit was the
individual champion, the women
are the Maine State champions.
With four runners finishing in
the top ten, Bowdoin finished with
35 points, way ahead of second-
place Colby who ended up with
57.
Leading the way for the Bears
was Eileen Hunt '93, Karen Fields
'93, and Margaret Heron '91, who
were selected to the All-Maine
Team.
Hunt was the top Bowdoin
runner, and she finished fourth
overall in 18:03.
Fields placed sixth overall with
a time of 18:21 and Heron was
right behind her, finishing the 3.1
mile course in 18:22.
Freshman Ashley Wernher
finished in the number ten slot
overall, in a time of 18:31.
Not far behind Wernher was
teammate Gretchen Herold '90,
who captured 13th place in the
meet and rounded out the
Bowdoin top five, with a time of
18:49.
The Bear's take a 19-4 record
into the open New England meet
this Saturday. Coach Peter
Slovenski isconfident of his team's
ability and predicts that Bowdoin
will finish in the top 12 out of the
30 teams that will be competing.
Women's Soccer
Cross country was not the only
Bowdoin team to finish first last
weekend.
The Bears battled number-one
ranked Plymouth State and pulled
out a hard-fought 1-0 overtime
victory against the Panthers. The
victory gave the squad a number-
one ranking in the New England
Coaches Poll with 48 points, as
they just edged out Plymouth St.
who had 47.
Even more impressive is the fact
that the squad is ranked fifth in the
entire country in Division III.
"Everyone on this team,
including the seniors, had never
beaten Plymouth State," said Coach
John Cullen. 'That was a big
motivating factor. Also, when you
play a very good team such as
Plymouth State, it also raises your
level of play."
It was Sue Ingram '90 who scored
the lone goal from the right side for
Bowdoin, unassisted.
The first half of the contest was
fairly even, according to Cullen.
"We had about four good scoring
chances, and they had about six,
but neither team was able to score,"
he said.
The second half looked much as
the first did, with neither team being
able to get the ball in the net.
"We were a little worried going
into the overtime," said Cullen. "I
wasn't sure how we'd do, and I
thought we might be a little tired,
but it turned out well."
Melanie Koza '91 picked up the
win for the Polar Bears, making 10
saves.
Now the squad is keeping their
fingers crossed in regards to the
EC AC tournament. They will not
find out until Monday what the
seeds will be, which makes it
difficult to plan practices, not to
mention fall break.
If Bowdoin is seeded first or
second in the six-team tournament,
the team will not have to play until
Nov. 3. The third and sixth seeds
and the fourth and fifth will meet
on Wed., Nov. 1.
Cullen's squad hosted the Bobcats
of Bates yesterday, and will wrap
up the regular season on the road at
Middlebury this Friday.
Men's S occer
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PETER GOLDMAN
ORIENT Staff
The men's soccer team did similar
damage to Colby, as they
successfully ended their three game
winless streak with a solid 2-0
victory over Mules. The win
boosted the Bears' record to 5-4-1 ;
and a win over Bates in their final
game of the year would mean a
second consecutive CBB title for the
Bears.
Saturday, before the game began,
Head Coach Time Gilbride honored
the nine seniors on this year's squad
with pregame introductions. He
credited the nine players for "having
turned the program around".
The Bears overcame a sluggish
start and dominated the Mules. The
play of the midfielders was
especially impressive as the Bears
beat the Mules to every loose ball
and played aggressively on defense
as well. Offensively, the strikers
consistently beat their defenders to
(Continued on page nine)
The mens soccer team handed Colby a 2-0 defeat last Sat., raising hopes
for a CBB title. Photo by Annalisa Schmorlei tz.
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The bowDoiN Orient
Thursday, October 26, 1989
Polar Bear Spotlight-
No "I" in team for Gaylord
DAVEWILBY
ORIENT Asst. Sports Editor
In a few years, somebody will
probably ask Jessica Gaylord '89
about her cross country career at
Bowdoin. This person might ask
her if she was an All- American.
Jessica will say no.
How many races did you win?
they might wonder. Jessica will
probably answer that she did not
win races.
She might be questioned about
possibly being Bowdoin's best
runner. Jessica will be likely to
say that she wafs not the best
runner.
Inevitably, the questioner will
be curious about what she did
accomplish as a Bowdoin athlete.
Jessica will be able to say that she
was a member of one of the
nation's best women's cross
country teams, and as a matter of
fact, that she was the captain.
This is not to say that Jessica
Gaylord is not a good runner,
because she is an- important
runner on Coach Peter Slovenski's
squad. But Gaylord's biggest
contribution is her leadership.
"Jess had risen to the job of
being captain," said Coach
Slovenski. "She's very team
oriented."
Perhaps the most individual of
team sports, cross country squads
areoften difficult to lead, because
team members often compete
against one another.
Success as a team is achieved
by directing competitiveness to
opponents on Saturdays, not
between team members during
the week.
Really good teams run in packs,
because cross country's most
important time is that which
separates the first runner from
the fifth, not the time of the
winning runner.
The success of the women's
cross country team is a result of a
consistent team effort every week.
According to Slovenski, 'The
team works well together, and a
lot of that comes from Jessica."
"Much more than ever before,
we're a pack running team," said
Gaylord, "This team runs together."
The unity of the squad is not a
result of years of running together.
The juniors on the squad have been
together for three years, but the three
seniors have not run every season
due to study away or other reasons.
The rest of the team is made up of
freshmen.
The leadership of Gaylord has
helped bring the team together and
has helped it win. Both she and
Coach Slovenski feel that the
attitude and camaraderieof the team
is exceptional, and Slovenski credits
his captain with fostering this
environment.
Team members agree with their
coach. "She's always positive," said
Kim Dirlam'91, "She is always there
and she's fun to be around.
Everybody feels comfortable with
her."
"She's incredibly, incredibly
supportive," said Ashley Wernher
'93, who added that Gaylord also
"will push the team to work."
In terms of individual
performance, Gaylord is, like the
team, having her best season. This
fall the captain has finished
consistently in the top seven,
including finishing fourth at Mount
Holyoke on Oct. 7.
Coach Slovenski said, "Being
captain has make her a better
runner."
Gaylord said she is more into
running now than anytime since
high school.
Gay lord is a grad uate of Flagstaff
(AZ) High School, where she "was
more of a track runner" than a
cross country runner. She started
running as a sophomore, and
qualified for the Arizona State
Meet in her first year of running,
as well as in her junior and senior
years. She was captain of both the
cross country and the track team
as a senior. .
Jessica came to Bowdoin in the
fall of 1985, and ran cross country
and track under a couple of
different coaches in her first two
years. Then in the fall of '87, she
took a semester off, and worked in
an organic chemistry lab in
Germany.
Gaylord, a member of the class
of 1989, is often asked if it is tough
to stick around for this, her final,
semester.
Let the questions end here. "I
made the choice to be here," said
Gaylord.
The choice seems to be a good
one, as the women harriers have
compiled a 19-4 record, including
the tri-meets and larger
in vita tionals. The Bears are ranked
number two in New England
Division III, and eleventh in the
nation (Div. III).
"Coach Slovenski's program is
working really well," said Gaylord,
(Continued on Page 12)
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BONNIE BERRYMAN
ORIENT Sports Editor
The Head of the Charles — it is
crew races, tents along the river,
and students in sweat shirts from
every college on the East Coast.
Not only does the regatta have a
long tradition behind it/ it is the
largest single day rowing event in
the country. There was\a record
number of boats registered for the
event this year. In fact, tHere were
so many that the race was limited to
851 individual boatclubs/rowing
associations.
The women's competitive
heavyweight and lightweights boats
headed down to the Charles with
the rest of the team, but due to the
large number of entrants in the race,
they were not able to compete.
The system is done by lottery,
and as a result, both of the women's
boats ended up on the waiting list.
Last weekend when the crew
team traveled down to Cambridge,
and both the men's lightweight and
the men's heavies were able to race.
The unofficial results stated that
the men's lightweight boat finished
in 25th place out of 35 boats. The
Bears left behind such powerhouses
as Yale, Duke and Colby in their
wake. Composed of Clark Eddy
'91,NickSchmid'91,Jon Martin '92
and Jake Carbine '93,and coxed by
Anita Fuchslochcr '91 , the boat even
held off Harvard until the last mile.
Due to the very strong winds.
Carbine lost his footing and fell into
the water between the boat and the
dock. Despite the dunking, he got
right back into the boat as if nothing
happened.
Dave Moore-Nichols '91, Peter
Mc Arthur '92, Phil Jurgelite '92, and
John Peters '93 made up the men's
heavies, and Cindy Atwell '92 was
the coxswain. They had a good day,
as they placed 21 st out of 38 boats.
Not only that, but they continued
their tradition of passing at least
one boat while not allowing
themselves to be passed.
The Head of the Charles is the
culmination of a the fall crew season.
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Men's Soccer vs. Bates 2:00 p.m.
(Pickard)
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(Whittier Field)
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the corners to receive passes.
Despite their constant pressure,
the Bears were unable to get off any
shots until mid way through the first
half. Their relentless attack and
ball control paid off when
midfielder Bill Lange'91 picked up
a loose ball inside the eighteen and
blasted a shot into the upper left-
center of the net to give the Bears a
1-0 edge into halftime.
The second half was a carbon
copy of the first half as the Bears
overcame a slow start and then
controlled play. At the 64:32 mark,
the Bears added an insurance goal
off a corner kick play. Senior Tom
Groves' cross was headed in by
Creg Hostetter '91 to striker Chris
Garbaccio '90, who finished the play
with a shot into the left side of the
net.
The goal was Garbaccio's fifth of
the season, tying him with Lance
Conrad '91 and Bob Shultz '90 for
the team lead.
The goal was Garbaccio's third
in the last five games.
Hostetter's assist was his first to
go along with three goals for the
year.
For the game, the Bears outshot
the Mules 8-2. Of the Bears eight,
Lange had four, showing the Bears
midfield dominance. The Mules
were denied shots and had only
one in each half.
Bruce Wilson '90 made two saves
for his fourth shutout of the season.
Give credit to the entire team for
this defensive play which by the
end had frustrated several Colby
players to the point where they gave
up after losing possession to a Bear
defender.
The Bears final home game of the
year is Nov. 1 against Bates for the
CBB title. Game time is 2:00 p.m.
Men's Cross Country
With its "best race this season",
according to Coach Slovenski, the
men's cross country team raced to a
third place finish out of nine teams
in the Maine State Invitational.
Tri-captain Lance Hickey '91 was
the top runner for Bowdoin, as he
finished the five milecourse in 26:29,
a Bowdoin course record.
Slovenski praised Hickey as a
"hard working runner who is very
mentally tough." Hickey was the
only Bowdoin runner who was an
All-Maine selection.
Junior tri-captain John
Dougherty also had a great race, as
he finished eleventh overall with a
time of 2654.
Right on his heels was teammate
Sam Sharkey '93, who completed
the course in 27:00.
Rounding out the Bowdoin top
five were tri-captain Mary Malague
'90, who finished 17 overall with
27:17, and Bill Callahan '92, who
had a 19th place overall finish at
27:29.
The men race at the New
England s this Saturday, against the
East Coast's finest runners.
. Field Hockey
They just seem to get better and
better. Coached by Sally LaPointe,
the field hockey team defeated
Conn. College 5-3.
With the win, the Polar Bears are
ranked eighth in Division III New
England Region, and improved
there record to 7-2-1.
The team was very pleased with
their performance, as they played a
very aggressive game and handled
their small passes well.
Leading 3-2 at the half, Bowdoin
blastedthe Camels for two more
goals in the second half to seal the
victory.
Sheila Carroll '90 was the top
scorer for the Bears, as she finished
with three goals.
Both Michelle Godbout '91 and
Sarah Clodfelter '91 also had a goal
to round out the scoring.
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'92 , and Isabelle Taube '92 each
tallied an assist in last week's
game.
The Polar Bears hosted Colby on
Tuesday and defeated the
WhiteMules 3-2. Full coverage of
the game will appear in the next
week's issue.
Tennis
The tennis team wrapped up
their season with a four-day road
trip to the New Englands at
Amherst. Against very tough
competition, the Polar Bears did
extremely well, tying for nineth
place in a field of 28 teams.
In what Coach Paul Baker called
the "best match of the day" the
number one doubles team of co-
captain Erika Gustafson '90 and
Heidi Wallenfels '91 handily
defeated the topdoubles team from
Wheaton 6-1, 6-3.
This was a great win,considering
that the Wheaton duo had been
undeafeated all season coming into
New Englands.
In the other doubles matches,
the pair of Alison Vargas'93 and
Kathryn Loebs '91 downed Regis
6-3, 6-2 in number two doubles
before falling to Amherst in the
following round.
Co-Captain Jen Grimes *91 and
Marti Champion "93, at the number
three slot, easily beat Salve Regina
6-3,6-1 before also losing to
Amherst.
Grimes had a fantastic day at the
number five singles slot, as she
reached the semi-finals before
falling to a player from Tufts.
"Jen just played a great game, "
said Coach Baker.
In the first round. Grimes won
the first set 7-6, and then blanked
her opponent from MIT 6-0 in the
second set.
Neither of her opponents from
Simmons or Conn. College could
wina game in the next two rounds,
as Grimes cruised to the semi-finals.
At the six spot sophomore Nicole
Gastdhguay advance to the third
round before falling to Colby.
Her opponent from Curry College
was simply no contest, as
Gastonguay blanked her 6-0 in both
sets. After losing the first set 3-6 in
the second round, she rallied to win
the next two sets 6-1, 7-5 and
advance to the third round.
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Thursday, October 26, 1989
The Bowdoin || Orient \
The Oldest Continuously Published College Weekly in the United States
Published by
THE BOWDOIN PUBLISHING COMPANY
TAMARA M. DASSANAYAKE
ERIC F. FOUSHEE
MICHAEL T. TOWNSEND
No more skirting the issue
The Maine Times article which
Appeared last week probably
caught a lot of people's attention
with its headline, "Bowdoin's
financial squeeze." A lot of
people, from within the campus and
outside it, like to see Bowdoin's
administrators squirm while trying to
answer tough questions.
In this case, tough questions were
asked, but the focus, from Bowdoin's
point of view,- has been thrown off the
college's financial problems because of
the large number of errors the College
contends appeared in the story. It's too
bad the Maine Times madea few mistakes,
though, because the article raised some
very real questions.
Bowdoin's needs as it heads into the
Nineties are well-documented. The
Science Center is already into the "hole-
in-the-ground" stage, yet the source of
funds is either unknown to everyone, or
a well-hidden secret. The campus center
is in the designing stages, and the
desperately needed dining facility is
likely to be included in that. But if there's
no money for the science building, what
would make anyone believe there's cash
fora student center. Talkabout expanding
the College has died down — for the time
being. But there's certainly an eye toward
it for the distant future (or maybe not so
distant), and money, lots of it, will be
needed for all the changes that would be
necessary.
These expenditures do not even take
into consideration the yearly rise in costs
of operation, teaching expenses,
replacement and updating of equipment
and resources, and the countless other
escalating bills of the College.
All of which equal rising tuition costs.
And we know that story all too well.
It seems to us that Bowdoin has been
worrying an awful lot about its image in
print recently. We don't mean to say that
the College should have ignored the
recent errors in U.S. News & World Report
and the Maine Times; both merited anger.
But the College needs to address the
issues raised by the Maine Times article.
Where is the money for these projects
coming from? Are we sitting around to
wait for the National Science Foundation
assistance that President Greason is so
"optimistic" about? What if it doesn't
happen? What if no happy donor with
$3J5 million (or $10 million) shows up to
give the project a boost? Do we wait and
hope that the Bicentennial campaign will
bring in the, money for all these projects?
Or do we raise tuition to $25,000 before
this year's freshman classgraduates? We
hope this isn't the answer — but what
other is there right now?
A lot of questions are raised by the
Maine Times article. When will we know
the answers?
REMINDER
Don 't forget to set your clocks back
one hour on Sunday, October 29 at 2 a.m.
"The College exercises no control over the content of the student writings contained
herein, and neither it , nor the faculty assumes any responsibility for the views
expressed herein."
Michael Townsend '90...Editor in Chief
Kathryn Nanovic "90.. Assistant Editor
Tanya Weinstein *90...Nea»s Editor Dawn Vance *9Q~.News Editor
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Letters to the Editor
Homophobia does not exist only in Washington-
To the Editor:
While I don't know whether or not Barney
Frank is guilty of solicitation and of abusing
his position to get rid of Gobie's parking
tickets, I do know that I think that it is
ridiculous to prosecute people on the basis of
their sexual preference and their choice of
positions. I applaud Colin Sample for
expressing a view that will cause some to
consider him to be an abnormal, sick
individual, or worse, a homosexual.
The sort of sexism that is currently rampant
in Washington, D.C. is also alive and well on
Bowdoin campus. I have heard reports of
GLSA posters being torn down before the
information on them ceased to be relevant.
Also, I have heard the locker room variety of
insults which invariably involve making
insinuations about a teammate's engaging in
homosexual activities or thoughts. These
insults are not confined to the locker rooms.
Walking through a coupleof freshman dorms,
I have seen these homophobic insults scrawled
across the doors. These insults are meant as
attacks or as jests and involve "messages"
from hypothetical homosexual lovers written
beside other messages with implications of
homosexual acts and other acts, such as
bestiality.
Do students realize the damage they are
doing in writing these messages and in tearing
down posters meant to help other human
beings? I find it sad that at an institution of
higher learning where the students are
supposed to be some of the nation's finest we
still have this kind of aggressive ignorance.
Bowdoin needs to take a stronger stance on
sexism against those with differing sexual
preferences. This sort of behavior has to be
shown to be as unacceptable as prejudice
against women and against racial and ethnic
minorities. The problem has to be
acknowledged and addressed. People need
to be made aware of their own prejudiced
behaviors and they need to confront the
reasons for them. If they can't do that, they
should keep their behaviors to themselves.
Only through confrontation of the problem
will it begin to be solved.
Lara K. Crocker "91
Irresponsible drinking must stop-
To the Editor:
I was recently informed of the Moore Hall
incident of this past weekend in which a
visitor to Bowdoin became so intoxicated that
drastic medical attention was necessary -
apparently much more drastic than for the
year's previous incidents. The occurrence
comes as no surprise, yet I am nonetheless
shocked . When one is told of someone coming
dangerously close to death from intoxication,
shock seems to be a natural response.
However, I am under the (hopefully false)
impression that many students will shrug
this off as another "Oh, they must have been
a lightweight,'* or a That won't happen to
me" sort of incident. I do not know the
particulars of this incident, or any of the year's
others, but a pattern seems to be developing,
and the final stitch of that pattern is death. If
incidents of this magnitude persist, someone
is going to die, and it could be any one of us.
Many may think this is overreacting, but it
is better to make a plea now to stop someone
from becoming extremely drunk than after
our community loses a member because
someone else refused to stop them for fear of
embarrassment. It is too much to ask us to
stop drinking entirely, but is it too much to
ask that we become a bit more concerned
about losing someone we know and love to a
preventable overdose? I hope not.
Brian Goldberg
Thursday, October 26, 1989
Greason leaves Bowdoin with a financia
To the Editor:
The Bowdoin Orient
1 J AGE 11
mion
mess-
The Maine Times article is kinder
to Bowdoin than Bowdoin deserves.
It does, however, contain the
devastating admission by our
peerless President that Bowdoin
purchased a quarter-million dollar
brochure which comes out in favor
of a new science building. His pride
in this accomplishment echoes the
pride he displayed in caving in (as
he tells the story) to the Town of
Brunswick's demand for a new
parking lot behind Cleaveland Hall.
Assuming we survive the few
months of decisions he has left to
him, we have a long list of neglected
priorities to face: a new science
center, a student social center ( to
replace The Library), residential
space (which the President claims
will be funded by the sale of the
Lancaster and Taylor residences),
modern classrooms, etc. etc.
Greason leaves us in a mess, even as
he retreats to the lazy life that a
$120,000 salary affords. But at least
and at last — he leaves us.
His legacy lives on, however.
Bowdoin yelps like a scalded dog
when U.S. News & World Report
screws up some figures. If the poll is
really meaningless — as it is — why
should we care? Answer: Bowdoin
has become a fu nction of perception .
It is no longer confident that if is
doing what it should be doing as a
liberal arts college. As Mr.
Mersereau says, "We're all trying to
compete with the best in the nation
so it shouldn't be surprising that
our costs are the same." This is to
tell us that price is the same as
quality.
As Mr. Greason says...
H.R. Coursen
Democrat clarifies response-
Students question closed Governing Board meetings
To the Editor
Last Friday, a meeting of the
Governing Board was held in Beam
cJassroom. A group of students
stood outside, handing out
information and expressing the
desire that the college not sell cerain
properties. Once the meeting was
about to start, several of us went in
and sat down in a back corner.
President Greason, apparently
concerned that we were going to
cause trouble during the discussion,
came over and asked us to leave.
We politely explained that we were
not intending to cause "trouble,"
but, in fact, merely wanted to stay to
hear what was said. President
Greason stated that there was no
precedence for students attending a
Governing Board meeting and
expressed Concern that this
"inappropriate" behavior might
lead to large numbers of students
and faculty attending in the future.
There are two points arising from
that last statement that should be
cause for concern. The first is that
students in the past do not seem to
have attempted to sit in on one of
these meetings. Although, as
President Greason pointed out, two
student representatives attend the
meeting, their function as a bridge
between the main student body and
the administration has been weakly
carried out at best. This is not to
blame them, we are al guilty for not
having asked about meetings more
often (at all?!) and not making the
politics of this campus more a part
of our experience here.
That brings us to our second point.
One of the major concerns brought
up again and again by our student
government and by the
administration is the widespread
problem of apathy on this campus.
Yet, here was a small group of
interested students who were
apparently asked to leave at least
partially because of the concern that
their action might attract more
students to the meetings in the
future. When asked why having
large numbers of students and
faculty getting involved in such
meetings would be something to
avoid, President Greason had no
answer other than to reiterate that
our presence was somehow
inappropriate.
We would like to ask that
President Greason explain to the
students of this school just why
meetings such as this, that so clearly
affect us, should be closed to us. We
would also like to know exactly why
larger numbers of students and
faculty getting more involved in this
school would be considered
"inappropriate behavior," rather
than a sign that times are changing
for the better. It is time we stopped
asking each other these questions in
the dorms and out on the quad. It is
time to take our questions to the
people who can, and should,
provide us with some logical
answers and solutions.
Pamela Smith
Tom Rubottom
John Simko
Ted Labbe
To the Editor:
Colin Sample's editorial
comments last week concerning my
letter of 10/T3/89 grossly
misinterpreted my point of view.
When I wrote the letter in response
to one of a series of pieces on Rep.
Barney Frank (D-Mass), I believed it
was clear and concise enough for
the average person to understand. It
appears I was mistaken.
Drumming up contention where
none exists, Mr. Sample asserts by
innuendo that I believe it is perfectly
acceptable for those of the Right to
persecute Rep. Frank, acting on their
homophobic complexes. Nowhere
in my letter did I support such idiocy .
Indeed, that "no one" should
prejudge Rep. Frank was theessence
of my letter and is the crux of the
issue at hand.
I am a liberal and a Democrat in
part because I believe that fairness is
the cornerstone of justice and that
two wrongs don't make a right. It is
not "fair" to prejudge Rep. Frank
before all the information is laid in
front of us. And, while it perfectly
all right to "believe" that Rep. Frank
should be exonerated, it is not
acceptable to act upon such a view
which is, necessarily, uninformed.
Though our justice system is not
perfect, it is the culmination of more
than two hundred years of
experience and deserves some level
of deference. It allows the average
citizen to serve on a jury and to
decide on the merits of each case. It
is not a think tank of pious
intellectuals, nor hot-headed
"mightier than thou" journalists. It
is a jury of the defendant's peers
that lays down final judgement.
Symbolism of the Confederate flag depends on the interpretor-
To the Editor
Consider the Confederate Flag:
thirteen identical stars arranged and
contained in horizontal bars that
cross in that center. A simple design,
yet the spark of much controversy.
At the center of this controversy is a
misconception of interpretation. I
will endeavor to demonstrate this.
If I interpret the flag strictly — in
adherence to an original intent — I
view the flag as a symbol of a nation,
particularly the political structure
of that nation, particularly the
political structure of that nation:
each star represents an equal state.
None of these states is given more
power than the others. This is clear
from each star being identical and
having no preponderance of
position: the flag has no top or
bottom, and is essentially the same
regardless of the angle from which
it is viewed or displayed. Thus, I
conclude that the flag may be only
materially interpreted as
representative of a political system.
No one will deny that the flag stands
for this.
Inevitably, those values of a nation
become attributed with its national
symbol. However, this is not to say
that these values must, or
unconditionally are,associated with
this flag: the flag is a symbol, I may
see there whatever I wish. The
question arises: must I see a specific
"something," when I look at a
specific symbol, or am I obligated to
view theConfederate flag as having
a specific preponderant meaning?
Consider the following two
examples:
First, I will assign, for the sake of
argument, the "highest" value to
the right of self-determination. This
assumes that the will is the
"highest," the best part of a human,
and that a human realizes this part
of him/herself through exercising
his/her will. Self-determination is
undeniable critical in the "free"
expression of volition. Thus, I must
arbitrarily affirm a group of people's
arbitrary right to determine their
own government, to determine who
is a citizen of that government, to
determine the criteria defining
citizenship, to determine what
privileges citizenship entails, and
to determine the status of resident
non-citizens.
Second, I will assign, for the sake
of argument, the "highest" value to
a group of unalienable rights that
each human possesses simply by
being human. This assumes that
humans cannot lead a "free" life
without recognition of these rights.
Here, the part of humanity that is
"free" from intervention is the
"highest"; we aspire to be "free"
from non-affirmation and non-
recognition of these rights. Thus, I
must arbitrarily condemn any
person, institution, or society that
deprives any person of these rights.
'The conception of freedom
directly derives from the view that
is taken of what constitutes the self.
a person, a man" ; "enough
manipulation with the definition of
man, and freedom can be made to
mean whatever the manipulator
wishes." "Recent history has made
it only too clear that the issue is not
merely academic." Interpretation is
circular, reflective: the conclusion is
dependent solely on the criteria by
which the subject is judged. These
criteria are determined by value.
Anyone judging the Confederate
Flagiscomparinghisvaluesagainst
those he believes to be embodied by
the Flag.
I may assign any value I wish to
any aspect of the human animal.
This is a subjective judgment, it
depends entirely on my perception,
or how I choose to see the world.
Value is representative of how a
person feels. Ultimately, any
valuation is utterly arbitrary: I see
humanity as I see it only because I
choose to see it that way. Valuation
(morality) is subjective, and cannot
be turned into an objective criteria
without contradicting itself.
To judge any symbol solely from
one perspective and to affirm this
judgement as the predominant one
is subjective, it reveals only the
perspective from which the symbol
is judged. Neither the Klu Klux Klan
nor the BlackCurrent has objectively
evaluated either the Confederate
flag or the Confederate Nation.
Rather, each group has assigned an
arbitrary value to the flag and
appropriated it for their use.
I consider a realization of
interpretation's nature — that what
you see is only determined from
where you look — to be vital to
understanding anything. The
Confederate Flag embodies
slavery/racism and independence/
self-determination. One cannot be
advanced over the other; it is all a
matter of perspective. Any
sentiment that entails one
interpretation as "better" than
another simply defies the nature of
interpretation; it imposes one
subjective, arbitrary value upon
another and reduces theentire issue
to a matter of force. Thus, I may
proudly display my Confederate
flag knowing that it embod ies values
both admired and detested.
Whether you detest or adore the
Confederate Flag, or what you think
it stands for, I demand that you be
a ware that you are solely responsible
for these views, and I challenge
anyone to reveal, delineate, and
account for some objective standard
by which anything may be judged
as "good" or "bad."
Neither I, nor any member of
Delta Kappa Epsilon advocates
racism. To assume that I have, by
displaying a symbol that may be
construed as racist, declared myself
a racist is ridiculous and contrary to
the definition of a symbol (especially
a symbol that may be varyingly
interpreted). Perception is not
reality.
Thomas Dene
Such a system, whatever its
demerits, is certainly to be preferred
over a panel of Colin Sample's. While
I, too, would like to have seen Col.
Oliver North receive a stiffer
sentence, not being privy to all the
relevant information I realize I am
not, rightfully so, in a position to
change the judgement and that my
ideology can certainly bias my
judgement. The same holds true for
Barney Frank's situation.
Further, to lend even one more
voice to the bloodthirsty howls of
blind partisans is destructive and
the product of a double standard.
When reading Mr. Sample's
bantering, one is reminded of a child
on a playground. He whines about
what the "other kids" are doing
without considering what the fair
and ethical action is for himself.
Mr. Sample has not helped Rep.
Frank's position one iota. He has
simply added one more breath of
hot air to what has quickly been
stoked into a hurricane of bias and
prejudgement. In the interest of
fairness, I would ask Mr Sample to
cease writing about supporting
Congressman Frank. He has enough
problems without one more
idealogue trying to buck the system .
Sincerely,
Adam Samaha '92
College Democrats
P.S. As to the Democrats losing
"all the elections these days," last
time I checked, we controlled 28
governorships, held 3 1 /2 as many
state legislatures as the Republicans,
had a 10 seat majority in the Senate,
ana occupied over 60% of all House
seats.
Reader questions
Patriot writer's
moral system
To the Editor:
InJeffZeman's article in the latest
issue of The Boxvdoin Patriot, I read
several interesting sentences
relating to the legalization of drugs.
"From a moral standpoint, it is
impossible for me to say that all
drug use is abominable." He
continues, "Morally, we cannot
allow drugs like heroin and cocaine
to become legal." What possible
system of morals could he be writing
about? Christian? Republican?
I found an answer in the
subsequent paragraph: "However,
if this country offers higher penalties
for both the dealers and the users,
then people might think twice about
selling or buying the drugs.
Although this 'deterrent theory' has
failed in the past, not trying is simply
admitting defeat." It seems that his
morals must include a
commandment for enforcing them
on others. A virulent sense of
righteousness like this only succeeds
in making the issue seem like a
children's game. Please, be sure your
morals win.
Bars around the dealers.
Pockets full of squealers,
Needles, needles,
All fall down.
Barry Courtois '91
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Rensenbrink
(Continued from page 1)
attempt by solidarity to non-
violently transform that communist
system." He is now intensely
involved in The Greens, acting as
oneoftheorganization's six national
spokespersons.
He described The Greens as a
political movement "rooted in an
ecological understanding of the
world." Addressing the shared
misconception that The Greens deals
only with environmental issues, he
pointed out the organization's
concern with "issues dealing with
women, race, and economic
organization." He said he feels the
political system in the United States
treats these types of issues as
separate entities, whereas Greens'
supporters view them as connected .
Rensenbrink is active in the
organization's current attempt .to
form a political party, one which he
feels would be "a fundamental
alternative" to the established
parties.
Rensenbrink's interest in non-
violent methodsof structural change
extends beyond his research on
Poland and his involvement in The
Greens. He is also involved in a
research project for which he
interviews state and national
officials "whose politics are
transformational." He said he will
be interviewing Commissioner of
Agriculture in Texas Jim Hightower
next month.
Rensenbrink cited hisimpressions
of "the great philosophers'
teachi ngs" as explana tion of h is o wn
thought and action. He said he takes
a cue from them and poses the
question: "what is the intellectual
vocation today?" He answered, "it
must be a revolutionary one, non-
Thursday, October 26. 1989
violent of course, involving changes
in structures of thought as well as
structures of power." He said he
understands Plato, Rousseau, and
John Stuart Mill to be revolutionary.
Their practice of going "to the root"
of a problem made him believe that
"ideas, if good, must affect one's
life."
Rensenbrink's ideas affected his
life outside Brunswick, as they did
his life on Bowdoin campus. Dean
Fuchs described Rensenbrink as
"one of Bowdoin's exciting and
stimulatingteachers." Rensenbrink
said, "[I] always felt I wanted to
help students and everyone in the
college to see alternate structures of
thoughtand power and to stimulate
them to act responsibly on what
they see."
It is a well known fact that change
comes slowly to age-old institutions,
and this resistance to change
combined with Rensenbrink's
eagerness for change produces a
situation pregnant w^th
ambivalence. He said "it hasn't
always been an easy fit between a
person like meand an establishment
like Bowdoin. We'd try to get along,
and often quite well, but often it's
been a very doubtful marriage."
Rensenbrink "saluted" the
mediators, "those who've sensed
the real nature of the relationship
and have sought to deal and
negotiate."
Rensenbrink added, "there have
been golden momentsand some not
soverygoldenatall/'Hesaid "more
often than I would have liked it,
[Bowdoin] seemed like a drain on
me, intellectually and spiritually."
Rensenbrink said he took the
positive and negative into account
when deciding on the fate of his
Gaylord
(Continued from page eight)
who predicted continued success in
the future.
Gaylord will graduate with a
double major in physics and
government. She truly fits into the
student-athlete mold, attaining
James Bowdoin Scholar status last
week.
The team has three big meets
coming up: New England (open),
ECAC, and New England (Div.HI).
The squad realizes that Gaylord has
been a big part of this season's
successes, and will be important in
these big meets.
'The team depends on her to run
well and provide leadership," said
Slovenski.
Jessica Gaylord may not be an
AU-American runner, but if they
gave out a wards for leadership, she
might be All-World.
"I wanted to make the best of
being here," said Gaylord. She
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stay at Bowdoin. In keeping with
his political belief in non-violent
techniques that nevertheless change
the status quo, Rensenbrink said
one has "to take stock of your needs...
sort out your options, and make
choices." Rensenbrink said that
"choices are never all that
stunningly clear, but you've got to
make them anyway."
He highlighted his positive
memories of Bowdoin in terms of
the relationships he developed with
those comprising the Bowdoin
community. He said "(I will] miss
my friends: professors, secretaries,
administrators, and staff
throughout the college." He
recognized that "you get to know a
lot of wonderful people in24 years."
Rensenbrink identified the
students and the learning process
they went through with him as one
reward he received from teaching.
He said he "will miss the students
who chose to take my classes —
those moments of mutual discovery,
of laughter, and those sudden
encounters with the reality that lies
behind the appearances."
Rensenbrink will return to
Bowdoin to once more use the
classroom to search behind
appearances. In the spring of 199]
he will implement the results of his
current research and teach a class
on ecology and democracy. He said
he feels "the class should be a fun
experience."
Meanwhile, Rensenbrink will
search for the realities behind
Poland'sappearanceand the United
States' political facade. He will
contribute, with his writing and
involvement in The Greens, to the
attempt for non-violent
transformations of political systems.
Professor John Rensenbrink
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Greason announces
bequest of $7 million
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1989
NUMBER 10
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
President A. LeRoy Greason
opened Monday's faculty meeting
by announcing that the Coilege had
received a gift of over S7 million
the estate of J. Houghton
Dan, Jr. '20.
The bequest represents the largest
single gift to the College in its
history. The previous largest was
the S3.5 million pledge from William
F. Farley '64 in 1984, which was
used in the construction of the Farley
Field House. Monday's
announcement was met with a gasp
of surprise from the assembled
faculty.
J. Houghton McLellan *20, in
photo taken from The Bugle.
McLellan, a native of Bath, died
on October 18, in Melrose, Mass.,
after a long career in the insurance
industry. He was 91. His gift adds
nearly five percent to the College's
endowment, raising it from S145 to
$152 million.
At the meeting, President Greason
read directly from the Houghton's
will. The terms of the bequest call
for two thirds of the gift to be used
to establish the Emma McLellan
Duncan Scholarship Fund, which
would be used to "pay the tuition of
as many students as possible." The
will reads that such scholarships
should be awarded by the President
of the College "on the basis, first, of
financial necessity..., secondly, good
character, and, thirdly, scholastic
achievement."
The remaining one-third of the
bequest will create the Marshall P.
Cramand PhillipMeserveMemorial
Fund. The income from the newly-
created fund, which honors two
members of the faculty who taught
chemistry during McLellan's
undergraduate years, will be used
for the general purposes of the
College. McLellan a*sked that a
memorial plaque to the two men be
placed in a science building on
campus.
Greason said at the meeting that
the gift will not impact this year's
budget, and that the full effect of the
gift would be felt over the next three
years. The College will receive the
gift after the close, on Dec. 31, 1989,
(Continued on page 6)
Nearly 100 Bowdoin students made the long trek to Washington last weekend for the pro-choice rally, where
this sign made sure everyone knew who they were. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
Large contingent mobilizes for choice
Is food on your mind?
LYNN WARNER
ORIENT Staff
The holiday season is not only
full of football games, but also full
of food . The Counseling Service and
the Dean of Students' office are very
aware of the anxiety over weight
which many students feel during
this time of year.
Last week. Freshmen Advisor
Kim Thrasher, Assistant Director of
Dining Service Mary Lou Kennedy,
Dr. Roy Weymouth, college
physician and Beverly Gelwick,
director of. the counseling service,
met to "discuss our concerns over
eating disorders on the campus,"
according to Thrasher.
Thrasher said they are now
SHARON HAYES
ORIENT Asst. News Editor
For the second time in seven
months, tens of thousands of people
gathered in Washington, DC. to
show their support for the right of a
women to decide the fate of her
pregnancy.
The rally in Washington was only
one of many demonstrations which
occurred across the country on
Sunday, Nov. 12 to challenge the
decision made by the Supreme
Court in the Webster vs.
Reproductive Health Services. The
July ruling gave the states greater
freedom to regulate restrictions on
abortion rights.
In the nation's capitol, U.S. Park
Service Police estimated 150,000
people were present at Sunday's
rally. Molly Yard, president of the
campaigning for awareness of the National Organization for
anxiety associated with food. She Women(NOW) led the rally and
said the group felt that the stressed the primacv of this issue in
widespread popularity of diets is the elections to come,
cause for attention. Thrasher The rally celebrated the recent
pomted out that those who feel they pro-choice victories in the
are overweight and want to start a gubernatorial races in New Jersey
diet should make sure they a nd Virginia and the mayoral
"evaluate that diet." She added, election in New York. David N.
"they should make sure the people Dinkins, mayor-elect of New York
who designed it and run it are City, was one of many speakers. He
qualified. If they guarantee you said the message sent bv the voters
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in this year's elections demonstrated
that the country believes in a
woman's right to choose.
Additional speakers focused on
demonstrating to state lawmakers
voters' concerns regarding the
limitation of abortion rightsand how
voters can make their opinion
known through their votes.
The Congressional leaders who
were present expressed their
commitment toward maintaining
abortion rights in their states.
Democrats such as Barbara
Mikulski of Maryland, Nita M.
Lowey of New York and Alan
Cranston of California challenged
thecourts ruling in the Webster case
and emphasized that this issue must
now be fought within the states.
Republican leaders such as Bob
Packwood of Oregon stressed that
the President and the Republican
Party must realize that if they don't
change their stance on abortion they
will continue to lose local, state and
U.S. Park Service
police estimated
150,000 people were
present at Sunday's
rally.
national elections.
Participants in the rally carried
banners and posters which stated
their positions. Messages ranged
from the common statement of
position, such as "Catholics for
Choice" to the more forceful
"Ceorge Bush doesn't have the
WOMB to choose" and "U.S out of
my uterus." Other posters were
directed at the recent political
change resulting from the Webster
decision: "Toto, I don't think we're
in America anymore."
Small counterdemonstrations
were staged at the edges of the rally.
According to the Boston Globe,
counterdemonstrators yelled chants
and placed crosses in a field opposite
the White House to symbolize the
number of daily abortions
performed in the US.
Pro-choice leaders erected their
own temporary monument between
the reflecting pool and the
Washington Monument for the
*nanv women who have died as a
result of botched, illegal abortions.
Joining the crowd in Washington
were about 90 Bowdoin students.
The group traveled down on two
buses organized by the Women's
Resource Center Collective. They
arrived in Washington early Sunday
morning.
Student organizer Amy Schaner
'90 said she was happy about the
number and the make-up of the
group. "We reached out to a group
of people who wouldn't normally
get involved in these events because
they aren't involved in the Women's
Resource Center," she said. She
added that it appeared the students
who attended the rally were glad to
be involved as well.
"I felt realty good about how vocal
Bowdoin was at the rally," said
Andrew Wells '93
Whitney Smith '92, who attended
the pro-choice march in April,
commented, "Although there
weren't as many people this time as
there were in April, the rally wasn't
disappointing at all. It was very
empowering to know that there
were people gathering in cities
around the country to show their
support for pro-choice."
Although NOW officially
sponsored the event, many other
organizations were instrumental in
leading demonstrations in other
parts of the country.
Nationwide, the day's events
began with an early morning rally
near the Bush estate in
Kennebunkport, Maine. Other
demonstrations and marches were
held in Texas, Oklahoma, Los
Angeles and San Francisco. The
Boston Globe reported 1,000 events
took place in 150 different
communities throughout the
day.
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Hewins opens its doors
KAREN KALISKI
ORIENT Staff
Members of the Bowdoin
community can now make travel
arrangements on campus. Hewins
Travel Consultants Inc., located on
the bottom floor of the Moulton
Union, opened for business on
October 17, according to Manager
Line Ouellette.
Ouellette said that the agency was
approached by the Bowdoin
administration to create a campus
branch.
"Bowdoin College initiated
having a travel agency on campus
for the convenience of students,
faculty and staff," Ouellette
explained.
The branch on the Bowdoin
campus is the seventh Hewins
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, November 17, 1989
Travel office in Maine. The business
is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 5.
The agency provides several
services to the college community.
Employees can make travel
arrangements in a variety of areas,
including airline tickets, tours, hotel
accommodations, car rentals, and
"weekend get-aways in the local
area," Ouellette said. The agency
does not handle plans for bus tickets.
In addition, Hewins Travel has
arranged special reduced rates for
local hotels for students and their
parents and for faculty and staff.
The agency also has attained
reduced travel rates for students
planning to spend a semester
abroad.
"We are getting student rates that
are very flexible and very
competitive," Ouellette said.
The agency also schedules
vacation packages for college
community members. Ouellette said
that she is able to put together
packages for student organizations
and student groups of any size. "No
request is unattainable." she said.
Ouellette recommended that
students intending to make travel
plans for semester break or for
spring break should qontact the
agency as soon as possible, as she is
able to schedule travel arrangements
up to 11 months in advance.
Students warned ofGiardia
JULIE-MARIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Staff
Most college students lead very
active lives, which, over time, may
expose them to many different types
of illnesses. Because outdoor
activities are becoming more
popular, students should be aware
of Ciardia.
Giardisis is a parasitic disease that
was once found primarily in other
countries, but is now seen across the
nation. This fall, Bowdoin's Health
Center has treated about eight to
ten cases. This is a large number
compared to previous years which
saw only one or two cases.
The Giardia parasite is usually
found in fresh water supplies in the
outdoors. Bowdoin's resident
physician Dr. Roy E. Weymouth, Jr.
noted that "no rural fresh water
supply can be considered safe" . The
Giardia parasite can be ingested by
drinking untreated water from a
stream or lake, or when swimming.
Weymouth said before this year,
Giard ia was rarely seen in the United
States. The first case was reported in
the Rockies in Colorado and was
referred to as "Backpacker's
Diarrhea." Most of the cases
reported in this country, however,
were from people returning from
trips abroad, especially from the
Leningrad area in the Soviet Union.
This fall, students picked up the
organism on pre-orientation trips,
hiking trips and other outdoor
activities, despite efforts to be
cautious.
The symptoms of Giardia can be
very mild. They may start a few
weeks to a few days after ingestion.
Characteristic symptoms are
recurring boutsof diarrhea, cramps,
loss of appetite and significant
weight loss. The symptoms tend to
go through cycles of remission and
re-occurrence.
Giardia is diagnosed through
analysis of stool cultures and is
easily treated with medication.
Weymouth noted a significant
increase in the number of reported
cases in the U.S. and cautioned
people not to drink fresh water they
find outside, but to bring treated
water supplies with them on any
trip.
Maine begins 1,000 points of light
"All we are saying, is give choice
a chance," sang pro-choice
advocates last Sunday at the First
Parish Unitarian Church in
Kennebunk. "A Thousand Points
of Light for Women's Lives" began
at 6:30 a.m., making it the first
Mobilization Day event in the
nation.
The crowd of men and women,
undaunted by the chill of early
morning, gathered outside the
church, singing, chanting, and
waving banners and lightsticks
symbolizing the "thousand points
of light." Across the street a small
group of anti-abortion activists
demonstrated quietly, holding
signs such as, "Former fetus against
abortion." There was no
confrontation between the two
groups.
Once inside the church, the pro-
choice audience was held captive
by Faye Wattleton, President of
Planned Parenthood Federation of
America. Dressed in vibrant purple
symbolic of the women suffragists'
movement, Wattleton spoke out
against President George Bush,
criticizing his attempts to force his
own morality on the rest of the
nation. Wattleton made frequent
references to President Bush's
inaugural address and said, "It is
not kind or gentle to force a woman
to remain pregnant against her will."
Executive director of the National
Abortion Rights League Kate
Michelman followed Wattleton's
opening, questioning Bush's
motivation for vetoing Medicare
funding for victims of rape and
incest seeking abortions. Michelman
called his actions "horrible" and
asked, "How is he going to explain
this one? He can't.:'
Sharon Schuster, president of the
American Association of University
Women, also provided her point of
view on the Bush administration's
"unsatisfactory" actions concerning
the abortion debate.
Actress Polly Bergen,
representative for the HollywoocH
Women's Political Committee, told
her own account of undergoing an
illegal abortion — an operation
which left her sterile — 40 years
ago. "I was told good girls didn't
get pregnant," she said. Bergen
encouraged open communication
in families and school systems
regarding sex education. She
stressed a woman should never
have to "walk down that dark
hallway again" to have an illegal
abortion.
Betsy Sweet, spokesperson for
the Maine Choice Coalition formed
in June, addressed the abortion
issue on a local level, encouraging
. voters to make sure they know the
politician's stance on abortion
before voting for that person . Sweet
added that if no one running is
pro-choice, "You run for office!"
After a closing prayer, the group
proceeded to Kennebunkport to
participate in a 2.5 mile march to
Bush's estate at Walker's Point.
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Ott to speak on Exxon Valdez oil spill
The economic, social, and political
problems associated with the Exxon
Valdez oil spill will be explored
d uring a lecture by Fredericka (Riki)
Ott at Bowdoin Collegeon Monday,
November 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge
Auditorium, Visual Arts Center.
The title of Ott's lecture is 'The
Prince William Sound Oil Spill:
Accidental or Symptomatic?" It is
open to the public free of charge.
Ott is a marine biologist and fisher
from Cordova, Alaska. Through the
Cordova District Fisherman United,
she has been comprehensively
involved with the oil industry issues
in Alaska before and since the Exxon
Valdez disaster. A member of the
board of directors of the United
Fisherman of Alaska, the Copper
River Fisherman's Cooperative, and
the Prince William Sound
Conservation Alliance, and a
member of the steering committee
of the Oil Reform Alliance, Ott
believes that "... the real cleanup of
the Exxon Valdez oil spill begins by
cleaning up state and federal
legislation and seeing that these laws
are enforced."
Ott's appearance is sponsored by
the Biology and Environmental
Studies departments.
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Page 3
Execs revise constitution
RICHARD LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
At its meeting this Monday, the
Executive Board focused its
attention on the examination of the
proposed revision of the
Constitution of the Student
Assembly.
The working document was
prepared by the Committee to Re-
write the Constitution (made up of
members of the previous board)
last year. No drastic changes have
been discussed as of yet; the
primary goal of the new
constitution appears to be clearing
up some of the administrative
tangles that hamper the student
government's efficiency.
The stated purpose of the
Constitution of the Student
Assembly is to be "the basis for
student government and
representation," the Student
Assembly being composed of "all
students enrolled at Bowdoin
College."
Among the sections covered this
week, debate seemed to center
upon the allocation of seats on the
Executive Board. Many members
argued for minimum
representation of each class on the
board, while others supported the
present policy of fifteen at-large
members. (It is significant to note
although 11 freshmen sit on this
year's board, only one other has
done so in recent history. Numbers
have usually been on the side of
the upperclassmen.) The board
voted to leave the policy the way it
is, with 15 at-large members.
In other business, the Exec Board
passed a motion to sponsor a
shuttle service to Portland. This
service was initiated by last year's
Student Life Committee;the shuttle
ran several times a day on
weekends, and cost students two
dollars for a round-trip ticket. It
was discontinued near the end of
the year after a lack of interest
among students made it
impractical. With the board's
approval, the proposal will now
go before the SAFC so that the
board may petition for funding.
Students head north for Cuba conference
Car vandalism reported
Seven incidents of vandalism to
cars parked on campus have been
reported this week, according to
Chief of Security Michael Pander.
Pander said a rash of similar break-
ins had occurred in the Brunswick
community as well.
Five of the break-ins occurred in
the Coffin Street parking lot, four of
which took place late Friday,
November 10. The owner of a car
parked in the dirt annex to the Coles
Tower lot reported damage on
Tuesday, November 14. Another
incident occurred in the new Lot 11
by Morrell Gymnasium between
2:30 and 6:40 p.m. that day.
Entry to the vehicles was gained
through a broken driver's side or
vent window. Three reports
indicated nothing had been stolen.
Items reported missing from the
other vehicles included a Walkman,
a comforter and a knapsack with a
checkbook inside.
Pander said security has increased
its patrols of these parking lots as a
result of these occurrences. "Call if
you see something out of the
ordinary," Pander urged . "We need
citizen participation." He
emphasized the importance of
reporting any vandalism which
occurs.
Pander also reminded students
to keep their cars locked.
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(Editor's note: Anthony Pisani '93
attended the conference and wrote the
follovring observations.)
Armed with knowledge and
differing opinions of the Cuban
Revolution, eight students,
Professor Allen Wells, and
Consortium Dissertation Fellow
Luis Martinez-Fernandez left the
Bowdoin campus on November 1,
headed for Halifax, Nova Scotia to
attend a professional conference
entitled, "Thirty Years of the Cuban
Revolution: An Assessment." The
students from Wells' first year
student seminar. History 17, had
been looking forward to the trip
since September when it was
announced.
After eight hours in a Bowdoin
College van and seven on the "Blue
Nose" ferry that brought the
students from Bar Harbor, Maine to
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the group
arrived at the Halifax Sheraton on
Thursday in time to listen to a
plenary panel on "The Socialist
Economy: Strategies,
Accomplishments and Dilemnas."
Five experts on the Cuban socialist
economy gave their opinions,
advice, and prognostications for the
Cuban economic future.
The panel addressed many of the
basic questions that plague the
Castro government: Should the
Cuban economy be more free
market oriented? How should
economic diversification be
achieved? What will happen when
Soviet economic subsidies are
decreased? What about the serious
dearth of hard currency in Cuba?
After the Plenary, which lasted
about an hour and fifteen minutes
and gave a basic overview of the
issues, the conference broke up into
six smaller workshops in more
specific and specialized areas. At
each, four or five historians, political
scientists and sociologists either
read or discussed papers they had
written. When these experts
completed their short presentations,
the floor was opened for questions
and comments from the audience of
Latin Americanists, Cuban
expatriots and lay people.
This format of a general plenary
followed by specialized workshops
continued each morning and
afternoon of the three-day
conference. Other plenaries the
group attended were "Problems and
Achievements in Cuba's Transition
to Socialism" and "The International
Context."
Most of the speakers expressed at
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least some concern about the future
of Cuba and they all felt that Cuba is
facing a critical moment in its
history. In the socialism plenary,
some of the problems discussed
were women's issues, healthcare,
education, democratization of
Cuban society, and whether or not
the revolution is better served by a
decentralized government.
All of these issues tie indirectly
into how Cuba functions on the
international scene. The plenary
panel on that subject assessed,
among other things, potential for
normalized relations between Cuba
and conservative administrators in
the United States, the fate of the
Cuban-Soviet friendship, the
movement towards rappochement
with the rest of Latin America, and
the international economic interests
that Cuba must pursue. At the
specialized workshops that
followed both of these plenaries,
discussions often became quite
passionate: evidence that the Cuban
Revolution, Fidel Castro, and the
communist government's policies
still arouse emotion and even anger
in observers and students of Cuba.
Political discussion and debate
were never absent from
conversations among the Bowdoin
group either. The revolution and
the sessions the group attended
acted as a starting point for
arguments on everything from
welfare programs to abortion.
The sponsors of the conference
provided participants with some
cultural diversion on Thursday and
Friday evenings. Thursday evening,
the group watched "The
Uncompromising Revolution," a
personal documentary of Castro
directed by his close friend and
supporter Saul Landau. The cultural
activity for Friday night was a
concert of Cuban music by "Grupo
Oru."
The group was very enthusiastic
about the academic conference.
Attending the conference had given
the students new insights into the
latest problems and triumphs of the
revolution, and also a view of the
problems of studying the revolution .
At the conference were some of the
most leading Latin Americanists
from around the world, some of
whose workhad been read in Wells'
class. The group had direct access to
a wealth of resources and ideas
about every aspect of the Cuban
Revolution.
Students writing research papers
for Wells' course greatly benefited
from the resources available. The
workshops were often directly
related to topics students are
currently researching, such as
"Public Health in Cuba," "Women
in Revolutionary Cuba," and
"Political Aspects of the
Rectification Process."
After the Saturday workshops, it
was time to begin the twelve hour
drive back to Bowdoin. The
workshops and the political
arguments that followed were over.
It was time to returnto dorm and
fraternity life, to tell friends about
the trip, and to write about it.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, November 17, 1989
Alcohol ;if Itowiloin
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What to do if an emergency arises
Isci
Alcohol Peer Advisers
encourage students to keep In
mind several tips for dealing with
alcohol-related emergencies.
One of these b to keep the person
suffering from alcohol-related
problems still and comfortable.
Don't try to walk, run or exercise
the drunk person, keep him or
her awake, or. by any means,
permit that person to drive.
When a drunk person is
vomiting, stay with that person.
When laying him or her down,
turn the head to the side to keep
the person from swallowing and
choking on vomit. Nothing can
make a person sober except
time; do not try to administer
anything orally- food, Squid or
drug— to speed the process.
Morttor the person's breathing.
Do not give a drunk individual a
cold shower; the shock may
cause him or her to pass out, with
injury resulting.
Before approaching or
touching a drunk individual,
explain what you intend to do.
Do not attempt to constrain the
person without sober assistance .
Look for emergency signals.
These include less than nine
breaths per minute, a pulse of
fiftyand below or 1 40and above,
uneven or unresponsive pupil
dilation, or lack or response to a
pinch on the shoulder.
In the case of an emergency
you should contact Dudley Coe
Infirmary or Security. The APA
sponsored Peer At You Side
program has students on call at
Dudley Coe on Friday and
Saturday nights from 1 1:00 p.m.
to 7:00 a.m. to watch over
students suffering from alcohol-
related problems. PAYS, in
keeping with the Infirmary's own
policy, is a strictly confidential
program.
"What happens when I call Security?" SSSlSi sio J^ ofan JM± e a E
It's 1 a.m. Your friend played
one round of turbo quarters too
many and doesn' t look so good .
You think maybe you should take
him down to the infirmary. But it's
such a long walk, and with just
you to carry him , you ' re not sue
you can make it. Is tucking him in
bed and hoping everything
works out your only option?
Security officers are available
to provide transportation in such
situations. Chief of Security
Michael Pander said Security
receives 'lots of calls for medical
emergencies," and alcohol-
related emergencies are no
exception.
If a student is taken to a local
hospital and the situation is
severe, either Security or Dudley
Coe Infirmary informs the Deans'
Office and a dean is sent to the
hospital.
According to Pander,
Security's policy on alcohol is
somewhere between the Maine
liquor law and what is written in
the student handbook.
Explained Pander, "The spirit of
law says we refer underage
drinking to the Dean. That is not
to say that the option of referring
to law enforcement Is not
available." He continued,
"Underage students should not
minimize the consequences of
leaving a package store and
being arrested by the local
police or liquor inspector."
He commented, "We have
had a greater range of calls for
such instances, which shows that
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studentsare handling them more
responsibly."
In the event of a noise-
complaint about an ongoing
party, party-goers are given two
noise warnings. After the second
warning, the party is shut down.
In such a situation. Pander said,
the security officer is not likely to
card every individual to make
sure no underage drinking is
going on, although this is not an
impossibility.
Maine state law concerning
Illegal possession of liquor states
that a minor found in possession
of alcohol shall be fined $100 to
$300 for a first offense, $200 to
$500 for a second offense, and
$500 for third and subsequent
offenses. Any person who
knowingly gives alcohol to a
minor or permits a minor to
consume alcohol on a premise
under his or her control is subject
to a maximum fine of $500 and
up to six months in jail.
Dudley Coe Infirmary policy
The following clarification of
Dudley Coe Health Center policy
regarding alcohol-related
medical problems was released
February 10. 1987 by Roy E.
Weymouth Jr.. M.D. and Geoffrey
A. Beckett. PA-C.
I. Students with medical problems
that may in some way be alcohol-
related (Injury, disturbance of
consciousness, severe vomiting,
etc . . .) are evaluated and treated
individually, as are students with
any other medical complaint.
The Dean of Students' Office is
not notified nor are patients
automatically referred to the
counseling service.
II. If in the opinion of the health
care practitioner a student may
have a significant underlying
alcohol problem, then an
appointment with the counseling
service Is suggested. Such a
referral is "mandatory" only if
there appears to be a potentially
life-threatening situation , such as
may occur with a suicidal gesture
or other overtly self-destructive
behavior. In other situations the
student is not in any way
compelled to follow advice to
seek counseling,
ill. Health Service personnel do
not act as disciplinarians or
agents of the Dean's Office. The
student's medical record Is
confidential, and Information Is
not released to any other office
without that student's expressed
permission.
IV. To place matters in
perspective, it should be noted
that there have been relatively
few "mandatory" counseling
referrals from the health service
in recent years, perhaps a total
of five since 1980.
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The scene is roughly the same
every time: the terrifying early
morning call from Bowdoln
Security or Brunswick Police; the
hurried drive to the hospital
emergency room; the frantic
activity of ER staff as they rush to
save a life; the predictable
diagnosis of alcohol poisoning;
the painful telephone call to
groggy parents; and the
embarrassing, but necessary,
inquiries by local police
authorities. And then the
excruciating long wait to see if
the body on the gurney will live or
die....
Yes If salways the damned wait
that infuriates me because I start
reflecting on the sheer stupidity
of thissenseiess ritual. Increasingly,
Dean Ana Brown and I find
ourselves confronted with this
familiar scenario. In the not-so-
distant past, the early morning
trips to Parkview Memorial
Hospital resulted from Saturday
fraternity campus-wide parties.
Now we trek to ER on Tuesdays as
well as Thursday through
Saturday. Private dorm rooms,
apartments, and fraternities are
sharing equally in disrupting our
sleep. Obviously, the frequency
of these vigils leaves us constantly
exhausted , short-tempered , and
grouchy. I won't speak for Dean
Brown, but I'm Incredibly angry.
More than simple physical
fatigue and sleep deprivation,
I' m furious because I see students
squandering Intellectual and
personal potential In the name
of "fun," or "blowing off steam,"
or "getting trashed." I'm sick of
groups fostering environments for
Irresponsible drinking, then
blaming the individual for making
poor personal decisions. This self-
serving argument completely
ignores any culpability for
creating pressures to conform
and the effects of alcohol on an
individual's ability to make
mature choices. I'm disgusted at
the Increasing sense of
resignations by students that only
death will shock the campus to
the realities of unbridled drinking.
Unfortunately, research suggests
that the effects of such an
occurrence last only about six
weeks. Does this mean we have
to destroy six to ten Bowdoln
students a year just to make
community members aware of
the dangers of mindless drinking
games?
The mom or dad awakened at
2:00 a.m. by a nervous dean of
students is every parent's worst
nightmare. Many respond
hysterically whileothers lapse into
shock. More frequently, I am
faced with combative parents
who blame the institution for their
son or daughter's newly-
acquired recreation; after all , * He
or she never drank a\ home,"
despite national statistics and
evidence to the contrary. Parents
clearly have very little control
over their children, yet they
expect the Dean to exercise total
governance in their lives at
Bowdoln.
I'm also hot under the collar at
groups and individuals who resist
the message that excessive
alcohol consumption is
dangerous. I've listened patiently
to student leaders who
ingenuinely justify serving 20kegs
of beer to 300 people at a
function. I grow absolutely furious
at how they can conclude that
they didn ' t consciously try to get
people blitzed. (incidentaHy.that
comes to well over two six-packs
of beer per individual at the
party.) These same leaders
foolishly scream. "Don't limit our
alcohol; give us more
education!" The reality is that
most of our students are well-
acquainted with alcohol
awareness programs. APAs,
Counseling Service , the efforts of
an interested staff and faculty,
and the Dean's Office provide a
plethora of such programs.
Despite this flood of Information,
research reveals that college
students haven't significantly
altered their drinking habits.
Finally, I'm angry at the
breakdown of the sense of
community as evidenced, in
part, by our Inability to truly care
for one another. For a community
to collectively allow and
encourage personal destruction
through alcohol abuse suggests
a fundamental breakdown In the
nature of the academy. Either
we must redefine ourselves as a
unique commonwealth based
upon respect for the welfare of
one another, or recognize— and
accept— the Increasingly
pedestrian character of our
community.
Perhaps I've achieved little by
sharing my frustrations over the
state of drinking habits at the
College. I'm disappointed
because many of our best
institutional efforts have failed.
All I can do is remind students of
state law and College policy,
encourage responsible decision-
making, and direct them to
College resources. Meanwhile,
when I respond to the 2:00 a.m.
call, you can expect me to be
angry... very angry.
FtaDAY, November 17, 1989
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""■ " The Bowdoin Orient —
Arts & Entertainment
Masque and Gown
modernizes classic play
School For Scandal, a classic 18th century play of manners, has been modernized by guest director Susan
Rephan. Masque and Gown will present the play this weekend. Photo by Annalisa Schmorleitz.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18
7:30 p.m.: Mini-Film Series. I
Love Myself When I Am
Singing: African American
Women and Their Music. Cissy
Houston: Sweet Inspiration,
directed by Dave Davidson.
Entertaining biographical
profile of a woman whose
career combines gospel and
popularmusic. Otherfeatured
singers include Whitney
Houston,Aretha Franklin,
Dionne Warwick and Luther
Sweethearts of Rhythm,
directed by Greta Schiller and
Andrea Weiss, which profiles
a multi-racial, all women'sjazz
band of the 1940s, followed
by Tiny and Ruby: Hell Drivin'
Women, profiling jazz
trumpeter Ernestine "Tiny"
Davis and drummer Ruby
Lucas. Kresge Auditorium.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20
7:30 p.m.: Christopher
Castiglia, instructor in English.
Vandross. Kresge
Auditorium, V.A.C.
calendar
8:00 p.m.: Major Production.
Masque and Gown presents
School For Scandal by
Richard Brinsley Sheridan,
directed by Susan Rephan.
Pickard Theater. Free with
Bowdoin ID. $2.50 public.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19
7:30 p.m.: Alexander
Shakhnarovich, Soviet linguist
and politician, speaks on
perestroika. sponsored by the
Department of Russian.
Daggett Lounge.
7:30 p.m.: The Mini-Film Series
continues with International
will speak on "Homosexuality
and Cinema," in the Beam
Classroom. V.A.C. sponsored
by BeGLAD.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
4:00 p.m.: This week's Jung
Seminar, titled "Symbols of the
Unconscious: Analysis and
Interpretation." will be
presented by Nancy Booth in
the Faculty Room,
Massachusetts Hall.
7:00 p.m.: You stressing seniors
(and others) can work on your
resumes at a Resume
Workshop in Lancaster
Lounge.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Go home, eat lots of turkey,
hang out with the family,
'cause it's Thanksgiving
Break. Forthose staying here:
Moulton Union Dining Room
closes today at 5 p.m.
EXHIBITIONS
An exhibition of paintings by
Bath artist Lee Brown are on
display through December28
in Lancaster Lounge, Moulton
Union. The
exhibition is
titled "Pastels
and Oils: Old and New."
"O Say Can You See:
American Photographs, 1839-
1939. One Hundred Years of
American Photographs from
George R. Rinhart Collection"
will continue through
December 1 at the Museum
of Art, Walker Art Building.
"A Romance with Realism: The
Art of Jean-Baptiste
C6rpeaux" will be on display
in the Boyd Gallery at the
Museum of Art. Walker Art
Building through December
10.
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Beaches
(1988)
Friday, November 17, Smith Auditorium, 7:30 and 10.00p.m.
Bette Midler stars with Barbara Hershey in a warm and compelling drama about two women who
meet as children and become lifelong friends.
A World Apart
(1988)
Saturday, November 18, Smith Auditorium, 730 and 10.00p.m.
Barbara Hershey stars in a based-on-fact drama about a South African family caught up in the brutal
early struggle against apartheid. The time is 1963- A wife and mother is arrested for her anti-apartheid
activities, leaving her teen-age daughter to cope on her own.
EMILY IAROCCI
ORIENT Staff
Have you seen the latest issue of
"The Masque and Gown Enquirer"?
No stories about Madonna's beauty
tips or the discovery of a cyclops
skull grace the pages of this paper.
Instead, the "tabloid" posters
decorating the campus herald the
coming of the latest mainstage
production.
School For Scandal, the classic 18th
century piece by Richard Brinsley
Sheridan, to be presented in Pickard
Theatre this weekend, is making
the headlines. It has several features
making it newsworthy.
Susan Rephan of the Portland
Stage Company makes a guest
appearance as director of the
production in an exchange program
between the Company and colleges
throughout the region.
Ms. Rephan has worked for three
years with the Company in the
positions of administrative and
associatedirector. She has also been
involved in directing intern projects
sponsored by the Company.
School For Scandal, a comedy of
manners, was chosen by Ms.
Sheridan, "becauseit'srelevancecan
be applied to today's society."
For this reason, situations in the
play have been updated and rock
and roll music added as background
music, while maintaining the
characters' 18th century names.
The cast consists of seniors Ryan
Hews, Jennifer James, and Helen
McGlennon; juniors Bart Acocella
and Mike Libonati, and sophomores
Aimee Bingler, Martin Ferrell, Gina
Gardner, Rob Lauchlan, Danny
Lynnworth, Rob Minor, Dave
Potischman, Brendan Reilly, Erik
Rogstad, Dana Schneider, and Jim
Simon.
Ms. Rephan has enjoyed working
with the cast at Bowdoin. The
exchange gives her a chance to reach
out into the community, working
with actors on the amateur level,
something she finds very refreshing.
School For Scandal will be
presented Friday and Saturday,
November 17 and 18 in Pickard
Theatre at 8:00 p.m.. Tickets are free
with Bowdoin I.D., $2.50 to the
public.
'Epicurean 'Eptfqgue
Special Guest Critic: Peter Lubell
On first looking into Bruzzeses' restaurant
Much have we traveled in the realms of food
And tasted many a worldly dish and recipe,
But it is the food they call Italian that never fails to please
And with an atmosphere quaint puts one in the best of mood.
To a restaurant in Brunswick, we journeyed with fortitude,
And feasted on Veal Picata, Chicken Franchaise, and Calimari,
Garlic bread, Caesar Salad, and Eggplant Rolotini.
The authentic taste expanded the spirit to a new latitude.
Wine flowed and Conversation was lively,
Periodically a woman of our party broke into song.
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The Bowdoin Orient
/;
Friday, November 17, 1989
(Continued from page 1)
of the $56 million Campaign for
Bowdoin. The Campaign passed its
goal in June, and now exceeds $5
million.
Director of Public Relations and
Publications Richard A. Mersereau
said that the impact would probably
not be felt until the 1991-92 budget.
Speaking about the portion of the
gift which will go to scholarships,
he said "the bequest will provide a
real boost in our effort to maintain
our need-blind admissions
practice." He added that the
remainder of the gift is unrestricted
and can be used in whatever way
the College feels is appropriate. A
priority, he said, would be
"maintaining a strong academic
program. In that, the gift should
provide a great deal of flexibility."
"Houghton McLellan's
magnificent bequest reflects his
lifelong commitment to his native
Maine and to Bowdoin,"
commented G reason in a statement
released by the College. "His legacy
will play a vital role in enabling
Bowdoin to continue its special
commitment to students from Maine
and at thesame time achieve greater*
diversity for all."
'The bequest," said Greason,
"comes at a very timely moment for
the College as we celebrate the
Campaign's success and look
forward to the celebration in 1993-
94 of the 200th anniversary of the
College's founding."
Vice President for Development
Richard F. Seaman commented
Wednesday that "the absolutely
magnificent gift provides pace-
setting leadership. We are all very
excited by the announcement."
Food on your mind?
(Continued from page 1)
counseling, make sure the
counselor is qualified "
Mary Lou Kennedy addressed
the complaint that it is difficult to
design balanced meals from what
dining service offers. She
emphasized how dining service
has made conscious efforts to cut
down on the amount of fat in the
food, as well as to present meals
that are "high in carbohydrates,
havemoderateamounts of protein
and contain essential vitamins and
minerals."
Kennedy said she felt it is up to
the students to choose their meals
and a balanced meal can certainly
be comprised from the food dining
service offers. She added that all the
right ingredients are there, and
students fust need to know what to
choose to make up a healthy meal.
She stressed that she is willing to
discuss students' choices with them
or at least "steer them in the right
direction for information."
Thrasher said she is planning on
organizing activities in the future
that will focus on nutrition and the
anxiety many people associate with
food. For now, she said the Dean's
Office is campaigning for
awareness. Thrasher added, "Anna
[Brownl and I serve as mediators,
go-betweens to get people to the
right places."
Thrasher stressed that if a
student feels anxiety over food, or
notices a friend might be
developing an eating disorder, he
or she should not hesitate to
contact her or Brown. She
reminded students that Dr.
Weymouth in the infirmary is
always available to discuss
individual concerns over diet,
weight, or anxiety.
Thrasher also emphasized the
fact that the Counseling Service is
open to students and all are
welcome to approach any of the
counselors for advice, assistance,
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NUMBER 11
MB Senators lobby for
Science Center funds
Bills in House, Senate seek $5 million in aid
The gang over at Delta Kappa Epsilon house is all smiles once again, as Dean Lewallen returned the house
to good standing. Photo by Steven Cray.
Lewallen lifts DKE probation early
MARKJEONG
ORIENT Staff
The Delta Kappa Epsilon house
was relieved to receive a letter from
Dean Kenneth Lewallen dismissing
the "indefinite probation" which
resulted from the incidents
attributed to DKE's happy hour
party on September 23.
Beginning on November 20th, the
administration returned the
fraternity to good standing, lifting
all restrictions levied earlier.
Lewallen's letter explained that the
punishment may have been too
severe given the ambiguous
circumstances surrounding the
September 23 incident which
resulted in the probation.
The ambiguity and
misunderstanding occurred when
the InterFraternity Council
misguided DKE on the rules for
hosting a happy hour party.
Lewallen contended that the IFC
did not make it dear that hosting
such a party is against IFC rules.
Under the IFC rules, a happy hour
party is not allowed by the College
since it involves direct saleof alcohol
over the bar. When DKE inquired
about the stipulations of hosting a
happy hour, the IFC did not give
them either an answer or the
consequences for holding such a
party, Lewallen said. Given such
perplexing circumstances, and
upon the request from DKE,
Lewallen decided to review the
probation.
After reviewing the
circumstances of the incident,
Lewallen cancelled the probation.
The decision to lift the punishment
is largely due to the
misunderstanding between the IFC
and DKE. Also, according to
Lewallen, DKE's active role in
Alcohol Awareness Week by
hosting an alcohol free party
significantly contributed to his
decision.
Although Lewallen decided that
the punishment was too severe, he
said he holds DKE responsible for
the consequences of the night's
happenings. He added that the
lifting of probation does not
condone DKE's violation of the
rules. Lewallen stressed the strict
stance of the administration on
alcohol related incidents. He
emphasized that two major
violations by DKE were the direct
sale of alcohol without a liquor sale
license, and ^serving alcohol to
minors. He sa^d that these factors
cannot be overlooked since they
possess serious repercussions from
both the college and the local
authorities.
Geoffrey Trussel '90, president
of DKE, is pleased with Lewellan's
(Continued on page 6)
ORIENT Staff reports
Senators George J. Mitchell, Jr.
'54 and William S. Cohen '62 put
their political positions to work for
the good of Bowdoin two weeks
ago, when they introduced a bill
asking the federal government for
as much as $5 million for the
construction of the Science Center.
A similar bill was introduced in the
House by Reps. Joseph Brennan and
Olympia Snowe.
The bill, introduced on Friday,
Nov. 17, asks that the "Secretary of
Education. ..provide financial
assistance. ..to construct an
environmental assessment center at
Bowdoin College." It goes on to ask
for an appropriation of "$5,000,000
or 50 percent of the estimated cost of
construction—whichever is lower."
Both Mitchell and Cohen spoke
briefly on the Senate floor on behalf
of the bill. Senate Majority Leader
Mitchell spoke first, formally
introducing the bill and then
commenting on its benefits.
"Bowdoin has a unique proposal to
strengthen and expand existing
methods of environmental research
and assessment to meet the needs of
scientists, environmentalists and
policymakers all over the Nation
and the world," said Mitchell, whose
comments appeared in the
Congressional Record.
Mitchell went on to explain the
goals of the proposed center, and
then said that "the science faculty at
Bowdoin havea proven track record
in conducting environmental
research... Few, if any, colleges have
interdisciplinary studies which
combine chemistry, physics, biology
and geology. Bowdoin has a unique
idea and the faculty to put that idea
into place."
Cohen, who is a Republican,
followed Mitchell to add his support
to the bill. He stated that "we face a
dual crisis: our world poses
increasingly complex questions and
yet we do not educate ourselves to
answer them."
'The Center...would certainly be
a step toward responding to both
needs. As a graduate of Bowdoin, I
know that while it is a small, liberal
arts college, it produces
extraordinary numbers of science
graduates. A recent study, for
example, indicates that Bowdoin has
produced the second largest number
of chemistry graduates in l^cw
England - a remarkable statistic in
an area of the country known for its
large and prestigious academic
institutions."
Cohen concluded his comments
by saying that "Bowdoin has the
faculty and student body to help
address thiscountry's science crisis.
It needs the bricks and the mortar."
Reps. Snowe and Brennan did not
comment when the bill was
i ntrod uced in the House on the same
day.
With Congress currently not in
session, both senators were
(Continued on page 6)
Search for president progressing smoothly
INSIDE December 1,1989
WORLD
AIDS
DAY
A special section dealing with one of
today's most frightening issues
Pages 10-11
MICHAEL TOWNSEND
ORIENT Editor in Chief
The Presidential Search
Committee is "right on schedule" in
its effort to find a replacement for
the retiring A. LeRoy Greason,
according to Chairman John Magee
'47.
In a telephone interviewTuesday, I
Magee described the search as
"moving just as we anticipated it
would ." The 1 6-member committee
is currently focusing its energies on I
reviewing the backgrounds, letters
of recommendation and other
materials of each applicant.
Magee estimated that about 300
individuals had either been
nominated or applied for the
position. The papers of each were
circulated to every member of the
committee for review.
"We compared notes," said
Magee, "and tried to identify people
of the highest priority. We have a
group of maybe 15 to 20 people in a
'most prornising group.'"
Magee said that the original 300
were an extremely "diverse but
interesting group." They hailed
from all over the United States, and
as far away as Australia. A small
percentage was told that they should
not stay in the running.
The 'most promising group' was
also described by Magee as quite
diverse. "There are people with
Update:
The Search for a new President
experience in politics, foreign affairs,
business and education in both large
and small universities," he said. He
added that "some of the candidates
have a Bowdoin background, and
>me do not," but indicated that
us could mean either people
:ntly involved with Bowdoin
or graduates. The Committee is
operating under extreme
confidentiality, and therefore Magee
would not name any specific
individuals who are being or have
been/considered .
Thje next step for the Committee
will be an interviewing process.
Magee said this would occur initially
in small groups, with three to five
members of the Committee
speaking to a candidate. He added
that the interviewing groups would
be shuffled so that the same group
of three to five would not be
speaking with several candidates.
IThe interviewers would then
compare notes.
Magee said he felt optimistic that
Ithe process 1 as it has been going
would result in an excellent leader.
I He said also that the Committee
had "received a substantial number"
of correspondences from alumni,
faculty and students giving input as
to issues that should be considered
in the search for the ideal leader. All
comments and suggestions were
carefully considered by the
Committee, and Magee said they
had been very helpful.
Though the Committee did not
set a specific target date for the
appointment of Greason's
successor, Magee said in September
that the Committee "would like to
have someone by the end of the first
quarter." Greason will retire at the
end of this academic year.
Page
The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, December 1 , loyu
Emersleben addresses current situation in East Germany
BRENDAN RIELLY
ORIENT Staff
For a few hours on Wednesday
night, the miles between Brunswick
and East Berlin disappeared. In
Daggett Lounge, Bowdoin faculty,
students and community listened
to Otto Emersleben, an East German
writer, speak on the recent changes
in East Berlin and the possible
consequences.
The presentation, sponsored by
the German and Government
departments, was entitled "East
Germany: Crisis and Chang^." It
began withan introduction by Helen
Cafferty, professor of German and
assistant dean of the faculty. Cafferty
called the selection of Emersleben, a
writer o£ historical fiction,
"appropriate" because artists "have
had great interest... in providing
some locus for this discussion."
Emersleben, who was in East
Berlin when the Wall opened, began
by emphasizing "not only the speed
but also thedirection" of thereforms
that have recently occurred. By
renouncing the "self-made legacy
of the artificial oast." East German
citizens have supplanted
Communist Party doctrine with
"truth," Emersleben added.
He also discussed the emigration
of East Germans to West Germany.
At first, he said, the Communist
government attempted toignorethe
flood of people exiting, but when
the exodus became too vast,
Honecker reverted to "cold war
propaganda," calling theemigration
a "planned... cloak and dagger
operation" and "open interference
in the internal affairs of the GDR."
In order to prevent the crippling
of the country's economy, the East
German government finally had to
offer reforms, explained
Emersleben. However, token
concessions were refused by the
people because "no painting nor
any wallpaper can hold up a house
that has broken down."
Emersleben then proceeded to
detail the daily developments in the
reform movement. Among the
many leaders of the demonstrations,
he cited a German conductor who
had recently appeared in Portland,
Maine. On October 9, this man heard
rumors of an intended
governmental crackdown and
persuaded the leaders of the reform
movement to agree to non-violent
demonstrations, thus saving many
lives.
The East German Writers' Union,
of which Emersleben is a member,
also played an early role in the
reform movement by drafting a
resolution demanding that a
"democratic dialogue begin
immediately at all levels." Gustav
Olef presented the resolution which
was never published.
Emersleben announced that the
day has now come "to see the truth"
and stated that "structural reforms
and open dialogues clearly are a
first step in the campaign leading to
free elections."
He said he believes that through
the "continuation of
demonstrations," pressure can be
brought upon the government to
implementever-increasing reforms.
Emersleben interspersed
informed insights with humorous
anecdotes in a presentation that was
both informative and entertaining.
After quoti ng a speech by Honecker
saying "the path of socialism can't
be hurried up by anyone, neither by
a stupid ox nor a donkey," he drew
many laughs by continuing,
"Honecker was right, he couldn't."
Before concluding, Emersleben
read a story he had revised called
"November Tale." In this fable,
modified to represent present-day
East Germany, a fox is attempting
to get a piece of cheese which a
raven is holding in his mouth. In
order to induce the raven to drop
the cheese, the fox said to him, "why
are you so silent? Didn't you know
the king* of animals has called for
public dialogues?" When the raven
only nodded, the fox continued, "I
interpret your nod as participation."
The raven did not answer so the fox
asked "how do I get what is
rightfully mine?" "Make
application," replied the raven and
in the process, accidentally dropped
the cheese.
The raven then flew away
"because he knew the fox would
never let the cheese get away from
him ever again."
(Courtesy of Times Record)
ISLE program underway
JULIE-MARIE ROBICHAUD
ORIENT Staff
Every year a large number of
Bowdoin students migrate for a
semester orayeartodifferent places
around the country and around the
world. Each student has to have
their chosen program of study-away
approved by the registrar in the
spring of the academic year before
they wish to study away. Having
their program approved is less of a
concern for those who participate in
the Bowdoin-sponsored ISLE
Program.
The ISLE, or Intercollegiate Sri
Lanka Education Program has been
in existence since 1982 through the
cooperative efforts of Bowdoin,
Bates, Carleton, Hobart & William
Smith and Swarthmore Colleges,
but is administered by Bowdoin.
The Program was •temporarily
suspended in 1988 due to the
escalation of political violence, but
has since resumed operation.
Sri Lanka is an island off the
southern tip of India. Since 1948 the
different ethnic groups that inhabit
the country have been engaged in
political and verbal confrontations.
These confrontations, along with the
cultural and linguistic experience
offered through study in Sri Lanka,
Otto Emersleben, an East German writer, lectured in Daggett Lounge on Wednesday evening. Photo by
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Dean Hochstettler sits in
on Exec Board Meeting
Women in the Greek system addressed first year students Tuesday night Photo by AnnalLsa Schmorleitz.
Panel focuses on women's issues
AMY CAPEN
ORIENT Contributor
The idea of having a coed
"fraternity" may sound like a
contradiction in terms. On Tuesday
night the Bowdoin Women's
Association sponsored a panel
discussion in Daggett Lounge to
address the issue of women in
fraternities, and the special
problems they face.
The discussion was aimed
primarily at first year students to
give them a chance to find out more
about fraternal life. The panel
consisted of a female representative
of each organization and one from
the sorority.
Comments opened with each
representative introducing herself
and explaining why she chose to
join her house. All the panelists
stressed the social aspects of the
fraternities, and commented on how
they enjoy the people they know
and met there. Thev cited wanting
to get to knowa new groupof people
as a reason for joining. The
representative from Alpha Rho
Upsilon also mentioned that a big
motivation for her dropping at ARU
was the lack of pressure she felt to
drink there, which contrasted with
her experiences at other houses.
All the panelists also addressed
the issue of the male/female ratios
in their houses, and what that meant
in terms of leadership opportunities.
All representatives felt that there
was equal opportunity for women,
despite very uneven ratios in some
houses. All of the houses allow
women to be officers, and the Delta
Sigma and Psi . Upsilon
representatives are both currently
president of their respective houses.
Theta Delta Chi and Beta Theta Pi
were the houses with the smallest
- numbers of women, although this
was seen as a temporary and
changing situation. Representatives
from both houses explained that
while the ratios in their houses were
not ideal, they had high hopes of
larger numbers of women dropping
this spring. Both felt that being in a
minority in the house did not lessen
their voice in house meetings or
present them with any problems
they could not have anticipated,
knowing the situation before
dropping.
The college has demanded that
each fraternity examine its
relationship with ! their national
organization with regards to their
coed status. By 1991, any fraternity
that continues to be a member of a
national that does not recognize
women as full members will cease
to be recognized by Bowdoin.
This deadline has already affected
fraternities here, as Beta has recently
decided to drop its national
standing, and others will soon be
forced to a decision. However, the
deadline will not affect Delta Sigma,
Kappa Sigma and Alpha Rho
Upsilon as they are local chapters
already, as well as Psi Upsilon
because the national is coed itself.
The issue of gender equality
effects every fraternity here as it is
reflected in membership, leadership
positions, proportion of men and
women living in the houses, and
initiation. A question was raised
about theadherencetoold traditions
that may exclude women from full
participation in house activities. As
one panelist noted, "obviously there
are problems with being a woman
in what was a predominantly male
organization, or we wouldn't be
having this panel tonight." But all
representatives agreed that the best
way to address gender related
problems was within the house, on
a one-to-one basis.
The Psi U representative recalled
a time when the women in her house
felt that they were experiencing
discrimination, and were doing all
the work, but said that "it didn't
work to bring it up as a serious
issue. Somehow we explained how
we felt and we're all working
together again."
All the panelists seemed to agree
that problems between members
should not necessarily be seen as
gender-based, and that to examine
them in that way might be making
something into more of a problem
than it really was.
When the issue of sexual
harassment, both subtle and overt,
was raised, the panelists felt that
people were likely to blame
fraternities as organizations simply
because of their social function on
campus. Many panelists mentioned
that rather than increase their
experiences with harassment,
membership in a fraternity actually
helps them deal with the issue by
creating a support system and a
social atmosphere in which they feel
com f ortable. The TD representative
said, "I feel protected by everyone
at TD, both in the house and on
campus. Sexual harassment is a
function of society and alcohol and
not a product of the fraternity
system."
The panelists agreed inequality
between men and women in the
houses was something that each
woman has to confront on her own.
As the Zete representative said,
"we'd be kidding you if we told you
there was no sexism in fraternities...
just as there is sexism at Bowdoin...
if a person can't deal with it, then
maybe there are just places she
shouldn't be."
The discussion closed with the
emphasis that the best way to make
the right decision about fraternities
is to get to know the houses before
making commitments, and not to
rely on rumors and campus
stereotypes.
RICHARD LITTLEHALE
ORIENT Staff
Dean for Planning and General
Administration Thomas J.
Hochstettler sat in at the Executive
Board meeting this Monday to
present a memorandum that his
office prepared earlier this month.
The memorandum, a collection of
discussion documents dealing with
short and long-term planning for
the college, has already been
distributed among the faculty and
administration.
One of the documents presented,
among other things, was a basic list
of fund-raising priorities: 1 ) the first
phase of the Science Complex
(essentially the library now under
construction); 2) the remainder of
the Science Complex; 3) the Campus
Center; and 4) the renovation of
Searles Hall. The money for all of
this can come from many places; the
most obvious is the upcoming
bicentennial fund raising campaign.
Hochstettler also mentioned the
possibility of borrowing from the
state at favorable interest rates, as
many colleges in Bowdoin's peer
group have done. As for an increase
in tuition, Hochstettler said to expect
next year's increase to be between
seven and eight percent (which is
within two percent of the current
urban wage earner consumer price
index).
Another problem Hochstettler
addressed was the current housing
crisis, largely due to the requirement
that all freshmen live on campus
and the new second-semester rush
policy. There are no plans currently
in the works to build any new
housing, though it is certainly on
the administration's mind,
according to Hochstettler.
The fraternities play an important
role in housing and dining on
campus, and Hochstettler said on
thepartof theadministration "there
is a willingness and a desire to allow
that kind of diversity to continue at
the college." This is as opposed to
the college buying one or more of
the fraternity nouses and allowing
independents to live there, as was
done with Alpha Rho Upsilon.
The members of the board will
examine copies of the document
over the weekend . They will discuss
their findings at next week's
meeting, and prepare an official
response to the memorandum.
In other business, the Exec Board:
• heard the report of the
Administration and Services
committee on thequestion of library
security. Book check-out will be
computerized within one and a half
years, but a more elaborate security
system is far too costly to justify
during the current period of budget-
trimming.
• granted the Juggling Club an
FC-4 charter. The group has been
meeting for some time already, and
plans to make appearances on the
quad, in the pub, and at other
campus events in the future.
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The Bowdoin Orient
Friday, December 1 ,1989
Beyond Bowdoin
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European courses suddenly outdated
CP5
As The Wall in Berlin came
tumbling down Nov. 9, so did the
lesson plans of many history and
political science professors around
the country.
Scores of teachers say they are
unable to use the books and
materials that, at the beginning of
the term accurately reflected
European politics, thought and
culture.
All that has changed, of course,
with the collapse of rigid Stalinist
policies in Poland and Hungary and
of old-line leaders in East Germany.
Winds of change also are blowing
through Czechoslovakia.
"It's not possible to teach a
standard course. You've just got to
scrap your notes and syllabus and
start over," said Robert Wells, who
teaches domestic and foreign policy
at St. Lawrence University in New
York.
Michael Sodara, a political science
professor at George Washington
University in Washington, D.C., also
has altered his lectures to discuss
the latest events.
"I've spent more time on current
events, and I am discussing East
Germany during lectures when it is
appropriate."
In Maryland, Towson State
University's Armin Mruck, a
naturalized American citizen who
left Germany in 1951, has scrapped
his lesson plans for three class
periods so he could discuss East
Germany.
"Students are very interested,
even beyond my expectations," he
said. "I think they realize that this is
probably the most important event
in this part of the century."
Responding to economic failures,
leaders in the Soviet Union, Poland,
Hungary and East Germany have
been adopting reforms, and seem to
find that each reform demands
another, more basic change. Now
the nations' politics seem to be
changing, as the Soviet Union
adopted a new legislative structure,
Poland elected noncommunist
leaders and Hungary's Communist
Party even changed its name.
On Nov. 9, the most dramatic
symbol of the division of Europe —
the Berlin Wall— "fell" as East
Germany's government announced
its citizens could travel freely and
that it would soon hold popular
elections.
The phenomenal freeing of huge
numbers of people probably
portends still more disorder and
change in Europe as well as in the
United States, where the 50-year-
old notion of "free" and
"communist" worlds locked in
mortal combat that could lead to
nuclear destruction has molded
everything from foreign policy to
religion to commerce.
'TheCold Warisover/'Towson's
Mruck declared. "(Americans) have
to readjust."
But not all professors are rushing
to change what they are teaching.
'This doesn't change it at all.
Political science is still in the business
of studying current events. This is
just another interesting thing to
add," said Dean Meyers, a political
science professor at Indiana State
University.
"I would imagine that these
changes, plus 1992 [when western
European countries will implement
an open market among themselves],
are going to fundamentally change
European history," said Philippe
Schmitter, director of the Center for
European Studies at Stanford
University.
Schmitter said the college courses
would be fundamentally changed,
too . "Courses will not be exclusively
on Eastern Europe, but all of Europe.
There isn't anything like that now."
St. Lawrence's Wells concurred.
"It seems that any courses have to
reflect the significant changes and
include the role of the Soviet Union
in allowing these changes."
Over time, scholars will have new
topics to explore, such as comparing
voters and legislation between the
East and West governments, Sodara
said.
Wells' lectures now reflect his
belief that the Cold War is "dying a
slow death. I'm sure some people
still believe the Soviet Union is
antagonistic, but the events of the
last three years don't show that," he
said.
Even though relations between
the superpowers aren't as chilly as
they have been in the past, Indiana
State's Meyers doesn't believe
student enrollment in courses about
the Eastern Bloc will increase in the
long run.
"Americans lose interest very
quickly. I suspect that when the
news dies down, their interest will
lag," he said.
But Towson student Sean
Brohawn says his classmates are
very interested in the reform
movements and want to know more
about these countries that had been
the enemy when the semester began.
"This is one of the great epochs of
our era," Wells said. "It makes
teaching about the Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe a lot more exciting."
No campus wants a Ronald Reagan library
CPS
Former President Ronald Reagan
is looking for SI million worth of
video equipment from Sony Corp.
to put in his presidential library, the
Washington Post reported Oct. 29.
During his trip to Japan at the
end of October, for which he was
paid $2 million by Fujisankei, a
communications conglomerate, the
former president and his aides held
fundraising discussion about the
library with Japanese businessmen.
The library is under construction
near Simi Valley, Calif., bout 40 miles
north of Los Angeles. The site, which
has no ties with a campus, was
chosen after student, faculty and
homeowner opposition convinced
library proponents to scrap plans to
build it at Stanford University.
Reagan isn't the only president
who had trouble finding a place to
build his library. Duke University
didn't want the Richard Nixon
Library, which instead was built in
San Clemente, Calif.
Not all presidents, however,
endure political controversy in
trying to attach their libraries to
colleges. Jimmy Carter's library at
Emory University in Georgia,
Gerald Ford's at the University of
David S. Broder
Washington Post Writers' Group
Anyone who can remain
unstirred by the scenes of jubilation
in Berlin must be devoid of
humanity. Anyone who does not
ponder the prospect that the
breaching of the infamous Berlin
Wall could lead to a reunited
Germany is without a sense of
history.
The opposite emotions created
by these events define the rad ically
new challenge facing American
foreign policy and the Bush
administration.
It has been a year of
extraordinary change since Bush's
election, starting with Mikhail
Gorbachev formally abandon 
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